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Earning a bachelor's degree used to be a near-guarantee of financial stability and professional opportunity. Employers sought out talented graduates, provided them with additional on-the-job training, and set in motion promising career paths. Today, the paradigm has shifted?and employers expect experienced workers who are capable of doing the job from day one. But rarely does the college classroom develop that ability. As a result, a growing number of grads find themselves adrift, thousands of dollars in debt, and facing an uncertain job market, ultimately leading moms and dads to wonder: Why…mehr

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Earning a bachelor's degree used to be a near-guarantee of financial stability and professional opportunity. Employers sought out talented graduates, provided them with additional on-the-job training, and set in motion promising career paths. Today, the paradigm has shifted?and employers expect experienced workers who are capable of doing the job from day one. But rarely does the college classroom develop that ability. As a result, a growing number of grads find themselves adrift, thousands of dollars in debt, and facing an uncertain job market, ultimately leading moms and dads to wonder: Why did I pay all that money? In There Is Life After College, Jeffrey J. Selingo, author of College (Un)bound, provides a step-by-step plan full of practical advice that every young professional can follow to jump-start a career. Full of tips, advice, and insight, There Is Life After College is a wise, commonsense guide for the years from the end of high school through college graduation that will help every student?no matter their major or degree?find real employment.
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Jeffrey J. Selingo has written about higher education for two decades. He is a regular contributor to the Washington Post and is the author of two previous books, College (Un)bound and MOOC U. He is the former editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education. His writing has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Slate, and he has appeared on ABC, CNN, PBS, and NPR. He is a special adviser and professor of practice at Arizona State University and a visiting scholar at the Center for 21st Century Universities at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He lives with his family in Chevy Chase, Maryland.