Skills, Education, and the Workforce: College Student Perceptions and Insights - Paperback

by Phd R. Eric Landrum (Author)

From a group of students in the trenches of career preparation, this guide to beginning a career lays out the tools you need to be successful in today's workforce. Each chapter explores how one's personal skills relate to career success, as researched by honors students at Boise State University.

This valuable information can help any upcoming or new graduate make the right first step in his or her career. The modern workforce has changed drastically over the past few decades, and entering it can be a frustrating experience. But by understanding the skills you already have, as well as how to present them, you can embark on a successful path.

Mirroring the honors course's goals, this handbook covers important topics that will prime you for success, such as

• how skills and the workforce have changed over time,
• what skills are required in the economy students face today,
• the best way to quantify your skills, and
• how to tell your own story.

This in-depth resource is the product of many hours of research and study, and its insights come from students with a very personal viewpoint. Their unique perspective makes this the most relevant student guide available.

Author Biography

R. Eric Landrum designed his first honors course, Honors 392, at Boise State University to explore every aspect of the world of skills. Over the length of the fall semester of 2016, each student was responsible for being first author of one chapter. The students conducted research collaboratively. Landrum served as editor and compiled their chapters into Skills, Education, and the Workforce.