The future looks bleak for today's college graduates: 53 percent of
Millennials are jobless or underemployed after graduating college, and
36 percent have moved back in with their parents. College tuition has
tripled in the last decade, debt at graduation has risen to a full
year's salary, and more graduates are forced to default on their student
loans. Meanwhile, college is not preparing students for the modern job
market--wages are stagnating, employers aren't hiring, and young people
today can expect to change careers five or six times in their lifetime.
The old rules for succeeding in college just don't work anymore. "Put
College to Work" is the new rule book that shows how to make today's
college environment work for you. "Put College to Work" presents a
step-by-step plan to use the resources available to you in college (the
resources you're already paying for!) to enhance your education with
practical experience, make connections with employers, market yourself
as a dynamic and creative employee--and land a job before you graduate.
"Put College to Work" shows how to identify your strengths, find the
right career field and major to pursue, leverage your skills, and create
your own opportunities. You'll learn how to network to employers through
your university's career center, alumni association, and major donors,
plus the industry and research connections of your professors. Written
by a Millennial for Millennials, "Put College to Work" is a supremely
practical guide to how college really works today that will empower you
to take action now to build your education, your career plan, your
business contacts, and your job prospects.
