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Skills can be developed a wide variety of ways

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Skills can be developed through on-the-job training, short term certificates or diplomas, even on-line through YouTube or Lynda.com, as well as college degrees. Our economy needs ALL kinds of skills to run. This struck me as I have been working with a number of clients recently who have done very well in the world of work without a college degree.

Bryan Alexander says “Goldman Sachs shared their analysis of higher education for investors a few weeks ago, and it’s an important document for people in higher education to consider.  Goldman is enormously influential in the finance world, and also in government, two realms with a lot of clout in academic institutions. Is the ROI of attending college worth it?”  (Read his analysis) [Read more…] about Skills can be developed a wide variety of ways

Searching for Skills and Your Career Security

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It’s not about job titles or college majors anymore, its about skills. It is all about creating your own career security through identifying skills that employers are looking for.  And then telling everyone you know what skills you want to use.

How can we help our students identify their skills?  Here are three possibilities.  Our clients, whether young adults, college students, or more mature adults, all have skills, but they may not be able to articulate them.

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