Global Career Compass
Leveraging Education Abroad for Student Career Development & Employability
Category: Pandemic & Employability
Long-term impacts of covid on youth employability
One of the hardest things to do during this pandemic is think ahead. Like others, I’m trying to get through the fog taking things one day at a time. This NPR story, https://www.npr.org/2020/12/17/925831720/losing-a-generation-fall-college-enrollment-plummets-for-first-year-students?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20201217&utm_term=5037322&utm_campaign=breaking-news&utm_id=11366473&orgid=305 was a stark reminder that for young high school grads, all… Continue Reading “Long-term impacts of covid on youth employability”
Are You Facing Job Insecurity? Or Deep Into It…
Where the Field of International Education Finds Itself in 2020 Reassess your personal needs & professional expectations in this extremely fluid and unprecedented time The pandemic has radically halted the momentum built up over the past decade in our field –the expansion of education… Continue Reading “Are You Facing Job Insecurity? Or Deep Into It…”
On changing the learning paradigm in higher education
“Our whole model of education and all of its power comes from close human interaction.” President, Colby College in Maine What kind of collegiate educational experience will there be if most classes are virtual and there is no safe way for students to learn… Continue Reading “On changing the learning paradigm in higher education”
U.S.Colleges Reporting “Huge” Financial Blows Due to Pandemic
Who would doubt this? The lead in a story reported by CBS News (April 7) in University World News is that the hit could “total” as much as $100 million at some campuses. “Dozens of colleges have instituted hiring freezes, and many are halting… Continue Reading “U.S.Colleges Reporting “Huge” Financial Blows Due to Pandemic”
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