by studentrg | Feb 19, 2018 | Career & Technical Education, Career Pathways, STEM
Many parents like to tell their children, “You can be anything you want to be when you grow up.” That’s empowering, but in many cases, it turns out to be inaccurate. One adult friend of ours, for example, decided when he was five that he wanted to be a jockey when he...
by studentrg | Feb 12, 2018 | Career & Technical Education, Education, Paying for College
According to “Why the State Is Talking Up Technical Colleges to High School Counselors,” an article that Emily Siner wrote for NashvillePublicRadio.com on February 2, the state of Tennessee has discovered some compelling reasons why technical colleges are a great...
by studentrg | Feb 5, 2018 | Career Pathways, Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, Jobs of the Future
Many analysts agree that a lot of jobs will be lost to machines in the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” that is dawning. Very well. But there must be some jobs that will increase in number. Which will they be? “Jobs and the Fourth Industrial Revolution,” an article on...
by studentrg | Feb 1, 2018 | Career Pathways, Jobs of the Future
Major Study Finds College Students Lack Confidence about their Future Success The 2017 Gallup & Strada College Student Survey has found that college students are experiencing a “crisis of confidence” about their future careers. Here are some key findings from the...
by studentrg | Jan 29, 2018 | Career Pathways, Cyber Security
Do students have to graduate college before they take their first jobs in cyber security? The answer is, not necessarily. Here are some jobs students can take while they are still in school that teach needed skills and provide a foundation for later jobs in computer...