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Before agreeing to accept an offer of an internal interim position at your college or university, you should ask your boss and yourself several questi 
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In perhaps the greatest book in the English language, James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” following the famous rowdy opening where stately, plump Buck Mulliga
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Chair of the Group of Eight research universities, Margaret Gardner, says people who do humanities and social science degrees get jobs at about the same rate as science graduates. Is she correct?
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It’s no secret that most people can’t work their way through college anymore. And while many students still juggle a job, a new report highlights why that’s even tougher for those who are low-income. “They have been failed by an education system that perpetuates intergenerational inequality.”
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In perhaps the greatest book in the English language, James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” following the famous rowdy opening where stately, plump Buck Mulliga
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Many people think the point of higher education is economic: graduates get better paying jobs and the economy gets the knowledge-workers it needs. But, there is another story. There is a role for higher education in skilling-up citizens so they can play an active and effective role in a democratic society. Hear from political philosopher, Professor Fred D'Agostino as he shares numerous examples of this alternative story.
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Working students can’t always choose between a job and an education. Universities shouldn’t make them.
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School leavers and university graduates face recession-like struggles to find work.
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If you can't trust your employees to work flexibly, why hire them in the first place?
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New study into social exclusion in investment banking reveals barriers put in way of ‘non-privileged’ applicants
Peter Mellow's curator insight,
September 2, 2016 12:52 AM
Take home message? Wear black shoes for your job interview!
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The future of work will require a lot of empathy and intellect, with a steadily declining need for brute burliness.
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No employer wants to be the one to give a recent graduate their first real-world job experience. This company aims to bridge the skills gap, without any risk to the student or employers.
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Over 50,000 new graduates are in non-graduate jobs, including lollypop ladies, factory workers and hospital porters, new figures showed, as experts questioned the value of a university degree.
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A report for the Morrison government warns employment prospects for graduates have been deteriorating since the global financial crisis, but undertaking work placements can give students an advantage.
Peter Mellow's insight:
HigherEd need to sit up and take notice of this and incorporate into their #teaching & #learning
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Study exposes communication breakdown between schools and businesses
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There is a significant gap between teenagers' career knowledge and choices, and the reality of the rapidly changing nature of work.
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The gig economy has spread to professions including law and big business.
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Offering unpaid positions for what should be a paid job is against the law in Australia. What should graduates do then if they're looking to get a foot in the employment door?
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Career Advising: Some colleges are using their winter breaks to bring students back to campus for training in how to find a job.
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The percent of students going without food or other necessities has risen since 2012, with students indicating work-study balance was impacting their daily lives, study success and mental health.
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An in-depth report on how colleges can prepare students for the jobs ahead, the changes in the labor market, and what role career services should play.
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South Sudanese living in the ACT are facing racism when job seeking and can't get employment in roles for which they have professional qualifications.
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Technology was meant to herald a new way of working anytime, anywhere – but that’s not the case. Georgina Kenyon explains why
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Jason Fried has a radical theory of working: that the office isn't a good place to do it. He calls out the two main offenders (call them the M&Ms) and offers three suggestions to make the workplace actually work.
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Four-year college graduates for the first time comprise a larger share of the workforce than workers with a high school diploma.
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