Global Career Compass
Leveraging Education Abroad for Student Career Development & Employability
Category: Global Perspectives on Workforce Issues
Employability Amplified: The Power of Global Internships
I am especially pleased to share this guest post by Davina Potts, an Australian colleague whose research -on the impact of education abroad on student employability- I’ve widely cited in my work on this topic. She is currently Associate Director, Careers, Employability & Global… Continue Reading “Employability Amplified: The Power of Global Internships”
My Work Cited in Study of Impact of International Experience on Employability of Chinese Students
I’m very pleased to find my work cited in a new research report issued by the Centre for Global Higher Education in London. An excerpt is at: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-work-cited-study-impact-international-experience-career-tillman International and transnational learning in higher education: a study of students’ career development in China by Ka… Continue Reading “My Work Cited in Study of Impact of International Experience on Employability of Chinese Students”
Higher Education and the Employability Agenda – A Global Perspective
Dr. Cheryl Matherly and I have co-authored a chapter (Part Two, Chapter 16) on this topic in the just released Palgrave International Handbook of Higher Education Policy and Governance. You can review the book’s contents and see all contributors at – http://www.palgrave.com/page/detail/The-Palgrave-International-Handbook-of-Higher-Education-Policy-and-Governance/?sf1=barcode&st1=9781137456168 This link only… Continue Reading “Higher Education and the Employability Agenda – A Global Perspective”
A Global Kumbaya Moment: “We’ve Got the Whole World at University…Is It Worth It?
Leave it to those UK editors at The Economist! The special report in the March 28 issue: http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21646985-american-model-higher-education-spreading-it-good-producing-excellence is an excellent overview , on a global scale, of the impact of massification of the higher education industry. While crediting the U.S. and our research university system… Continue Reading “A Global Kumbaya Moment: “We’ve Got the Whole World at University…Is It Worth It?”
Graduating “Employable” Students
I’ve just completed a new book chapter with Dr. Cheryl Matherly from the University of Tulsa, titled “Higher Education and the Employability Agenda.” It will come out in a textbook sometime this year (Palgrave) on Higher Education Policy and Governance. We spent many months… Continue Reading “Graduating “Employable” Students”
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?”
On the Mission of the University
When I attended grad school in the late 60s, the student protest movement against the Vietnam War largely pushed those of us interested in working in higher education administration to [re]examine the mission or purpose of the university. The draft meant that you HAD… Continue Reading “On the Mission of the University”
“European Dream” Is out of Reach for Current Generation
We’ve all been aware of the un and under-employment of recent college grads in Spain and Greece whose unemployment rates for people ages 15-24 is staggering at 55% and 58%. But what about the impact of the economic crisis in Europe upon the personal… Continue Reading ““European Dream” Is out of Reach for Current Generation”
Building Employment Opportunities The Old Fashioned Way
The UK Globe & Mail published this interesting piece http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/bridge-your-own-skills-gap/article15056920/?service=mobile#menu written by a social entrepreneur whose mantra is, “bridge your own skills gap.” There are many ways in which students and recent grads can acquire the skills and tools to be more relevant in today’s workforce:… Continue Reading “Building Employment Opportunities The Old Fashioned Way”
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