The Career Arts (eBook)

Making the Most of College, Credentials, and Connections

Ben Wildavsky (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
176 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-23980-4 (ISBN)

Infos

A persuasive case for building career success through broad education, targeted skills, and social capitalYoung people coming out of high school today can expect to hold many jobs over the course of their lives, which is why they need a range of essential skills. The Career Arts provides a corrective to the widespread and misleading notion that there is a direct trade-off between going to college and acquiring practical job skills. Ben Wildavsky cuts through the noise and anxiety surrounding this issue to offer sensible, clear-eyed guidance for anyone who is making decisions about education and career preparation with a view to getting ahead in the workforce.Drawing on evidence-based research, illuminating case studies, and in-depth interviews, Wildavsky shares the most vital lessons of what he calls the career arts, which include cultivating a mix of broad and targeted skills, taking advantage of employer-funded education benefits, and preparing for the world as it is, not as you wish it could be. He explains why college remains the gold standard of credentials, and presents the most promising high-quality supplements and alternatives to college that can help learners combine general and job-specific skills. He shows how building social capital is also critical to success, particularly for disadvantaged students.An invaluable guidebook for students, parents, counselors, and educators, The Career Arts reveals why college education and job preparation are not either-or propositions and identifies the blend of education and networking needed to support real-world career aspirations.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.11.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lernhilfen ► Sekundarstufe I
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Schlagworte: after college • Alternative credentials • Badges • Ben Wildavsky Princeton University Press • career guidance • career prep • Career Preparation • college advice • college classes • College guidance • College Success • college tips • College value • credentials • Credential value • Education ROI • getting a job • Graduation • graduation gifts • higher education • Linkedin learning • Networking • Norton Field Guide to Writing • Princeton • Social capital • The Career Arts: Making the Most of College, Credentials, and Connections • Upward Mobility • Vocational Training • workforce development • Workforce Education
• ISBN-10: 0-691-23980-0 / 0691239800
• ISBN-13: 978-0-691-23980-4 / 9780691239804