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Category Archives: higher education
More Bang for Your Buck: Start-up or MBA?
Both a start-up and an MBA will offer you a business education. You’ll be exposed to all facets of participating in, and in some cases running, an organization. Due to the time constraints, it’s difficult to do both at the same time.
That said, does the business knowledge you receive either from an MBA or a start-up supercede each other? Here are the essential pros and cons: 
Posted in Career Advice, career plan, career transition, college graduate, higher education, start-up
Tagged college students, MBA, recentgrads, start-up
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#InternPro Chat: “The Disconnect Between College Education and Career”
Wow, this week’s #InternPro Chat was a blur! Twitter could hardly keep up with all the discussion… and the fantastic advice from the #Internpro community.
Our topic was “The Disconnect Between College Education and Career”. And it seems a lot of people have some strong opinions on this subject…
Posted in Career Advice, college, higher education, youtern
Tagged career, college, college students, gen y, GenY, higher education, highered, readiness
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I Have a Degree… But Didn’t Learn Sh*t in College
More and more, we hear a variation of the statement in this headline from recent graduates.
Not that higher education isn’t doing a decent job of teaching traditional subjects in their traditional way – they’re probably doing a no better or worse job than they did 20 or 30 years ago.
Which is the root-cause problem…
Posted in Career Center, career plan, college, Corporate America, higher education, management advice, mentor, workforce, young professional
Tagged CEO, college, higher education, start-up
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3 Entrepreneurial Lessons Learned Without a College Degree
Business is a passion for me. Most kids at 18 years old are just entering college, but I was busy starting my first real company.
At the time, I just couldn’t imagine taking two more years of required courses before digging into what I really loved. So I skipped college and sought out mentors to show me the way instead.
Here are three of the best pieces of advice I got along the way to help ensure I’d be a successful entrepreneur:
Create More Career Options: Earn an Online Certificate
Certificate programs are gaining attention from educators, students and employers as a way to get college experience and academic credit without completing a full degree program. This shorter duration enables employees to speed up their skill development and career advancement.
These higher education alternatives, shorter in duration than most degrees, are offered by both for-profit and not-for-profit institutions, and often include online learning options.
Chances are you can find an online learning option to meet your needs and interests.
Continuing Education: Key to Successful Career Change
It’s a trend we’ve seen since the recession started: young professionals, and even established career professionals have decided to do a complete career 360.
Continuing education is the way to get the skills and experience needed to successfully make a career transition. If you’ve been toying with idea of a career change, going back to school can be a great place to start. Here are a few reasons why: