• Mark Levit's Career Advice •Education Archives - • Mark Levit's Career Advice • https://www.professorlevit.com/category/what-to-do-in-school/ The course you weren't offered in college: how to get a job and advance your career Sat, 31 Aug 2024 17:54:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 58076289 Why bother with college? https://www.marklevit.com/why-bother-with-college/ https://www.marklevit.com/why-bother-with-college/#respond Fri, 07 Jun 2024 14:22:15 +0000 Mark Levit https://www.marklevit.com/?p=2570 A college degree is often seen as vital to success. But with the lack of workplace skills graduates bring to employers, plus the skyrocketing cost of higher education and the mounting student loan debt crisis, a bachelor’s degree from a college or university just may not pay out. Why college is coveted Following World War […]

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]]> https://www.marklevit.com/why-bother-with-college/feed/ 0 2570 A Good Job Without College https://www.marklevit.com/a-good-job-without-college/ https://www.marklevit.com/a-good-job-without-college/#respond Tue, 17 Jan 2023 03:05:00 +0000 Mark Levit https://www.marklevit.com/?p=2503 A new study has found that a college education isn’t the only path to success. Some people are able to obtain high-paying jobs without a college degree, while others with a degree may struggle to find employment. It all depends on the individual and the career they’re pursuing. According to the study, some fields such […]

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]]> https://www.marklevit.com/a-good-job-without-college/feed/ 0 2503 Not ready for the workplace https://www.marklevit.com/not-ready-for-the-workplace/ https://www.marklevit.com/not-ready-for-the-workplace/#respond Mon, 13 Jun 2022 04:00:00 +0000 Mark Levit https://www.professorlevit.com/?p=1130 Fewer than 10% of employers said colleges do an "excellent" job of preparing students for the workplace, per employer surveys.

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]]> https://www.marklevit.com/not-ready-for-the-workplace/feed/ 0 1130 Working your way through college https://www.marklevit.com/work-your-way-through-college/ https://www.marklevit.com/work-your-way-through-college/#respond Mon, 21 Dec 2020 07:00:00 +0000 Mark Levit https://www.professorlevit.com/?p=967 It’s my strong belief if you plan on spending any portion of your career in an aspect of business, working your way through college is the single best extracurricular activity in which you can engage. Since most students go to college to “get a better job,” it’s important to know the purpose of higher education […]

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]]> It’s my strong belief if you plan on spending any portion of your career in an aspect of business, working your way through college is the single best extracurricular activity in which you can engage. Since most students go to college to “get a better job,” it’s important to know the purpose of higher education […]

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]]> https://www.marklevit.com/work-your-way-through-college/feed/ 0 967 Why is college so expensive? https://www.marklevit.com/why-is-college-so-expensive/ https://www.marklevit.com/why-is-college-so-expensive/#respond Sun, 01 Nov 2020 19:00:28 +0000 Mark Levit https://www.professorlevit.com/?p=837 Since we were little, our parents urged us to earn a college diploma. They believed a diploma qualified you for a “better job.” And nothing could make that fact more believable than university research that supports the notion. Wait. Did I suggest “university research proves graduates get better jobs?” Does that validate tobacco company research […]

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]]> Since we were little, our parents urged us to earn a college diploma. They believed a diploma qualified you for a “better job.” And nothing could make that fact more believable than university research that supports the notion. Wait. Did I suggest “university research proves graduates get better jobs?” Does that validate tobacco company research […]

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