Global Career Compass
Leveraging Education Abroad for Student Career Development & Employability
Category: Education Abroad & Global Workforce Development
Musings & Comments About Value of International Education and Coping With Uncertainty
Over the years, I’ve regularly commented about what others have written online in essays or blog posts… here are a few selected statements which reflect my point of view: “…there are very few campuses in the country [the U.S.] whose study abroad or career… Continue Reading “Musings & Comments About Value of International Education and Coping With Uncertainty”
Got competencies? Better than getting good grades?
My collection of articles, reports and surveys about the alignment of the global higher education system and the workplace never remains static. The attention on figuring out how to reduce youth un and under-employment remains a constant source of analysis and a sustaining topic… Continue Reading “Got competencies? Better than getting good grades?”
Career “Readiness” & Workforce Development
Originally posted on Global Career Compass:
I’m very interested in efforts to link career training with community-based organizations, industry and community colleges. I believe the Obama administration is making an important contribution in its focus on community colleges for this reason. These two stories…
Role of Private Sector in Linking Education & Employability
Originally posted on Global Career Compass:
Reporting on IFC conference on private education, “Making Global Connections,” University World News http://test.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2012031514592545 offers glimpse of growing efforts to bridge employer needs for talent with innovative private sector education initiatives. The article states: Some “30% of employers globally say…
Youth Perceptions of Corruption: Help Overcome the Data Deficit!
Originally posted on accountabilitylab:
A sign in Zimbabwe indicating that all may not consider illegal pirating as corrupt. By: Brooks Marmon, Accountability Architect In many countries across the world, demographics are dominated by an ever rising youth population. In Nepal, for example, roughly 50%…
Youth Unemployment – A Global Crisis
Originally posted on Global Career Compass:
Reading this blog post on World Bank site, http://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/we-need-youth-jobs-revolution, I was struck that the problem, the actors involved, and the solutions – all were as applicable to the youth unemployment problem in the United States as in the developing…
Some College Can Be Worse Than None
This story in the Wall Street Journal, http://online.wsj.com/articles/a-bit-of-college-can-be-worse-than-none-at-all-1413158511, was troubling to read; and the headline did not at first appear to make sense. But, the stats point to a very troubling issue in our higher education system – one which I usually thought of… Continue Reading “Some College Can Be Worse Than None”
Colleges Get Career-Minded: Some View Issue of Employability as “Mission-Critical”
Originally posted on Global Career Compass:
This story in the Wall Street Journal caught my attention: http://intranews.sns.it/intranews/20120523/MI43141.PDF . The thrust is that the transformative [my word] economic downturn has forced colleges -especially those with a liberal arts curriculum at the core of their mission-…
Matching Student Expectations to Global Workforce
Originally posted on Global Career Compass:
See my new blog posted to the global dialogue page for the European Association of International Education at: http://www.eaie.org/blog/students-global-workforce As higher education has become a globalized industry, it should be easier to embrace more creative partnerships with businesses…
New Guide to Assist Students Understand Career Impact of Studying Abroad
Originally posted on Global Career Compass:
Taken from a NAFSA webinar, Helping Students Translate ‘Study Abroad’ for the Job Search, in Spring 2013, which had close to 1,000 participants; go to http://www.nafsa.org/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=42998 for a free download. There were three of us who teamed up…
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