Content provided by Becky W. You went to college and got that degree, but haven’t used some of those skills acquired for so long that you wonder if you could even claim them on your resume. However, when it comes to job applications, the more education you can claim the better. But you don’t exactly want to write down skills

The Skills Gap in the U.S. Economy There has been much talk about the skills gap that exists among the American work force with estimates of 3 million job openings unfilled because of the lack of skilled labor.  It is also widely known that the U.S. ranks poorly relative to the world when comparing student scores on standardized tests in

If employers hired people because of their degree, why would they need to go through an interview process?  Many people think the point of going to school is to get a degree when the real point is to gain valuable skills through the entire college experience.  College is a training ground and whereas the degree is merely a credential, the

Boys Hope Girls Hope is an international non-profit organization across the U.S. and in several other countries.  Their mission is to help at-risk, academically capable youth with attending and graduating college.  It is a unique organization with a residential program and community-based program and I can say it is effective because I am an alumnus from the program.  Growing up,

Many journal articles have been written regarding the topic of making learning fun as a way to engage students. However, with the decline of basic competencies seen in today’s student, one has to ask if this is the most appropriate approach to student engagement. Richard Arum, Professor of Sociology at New York University and co-author of Academically Adrift, says, “There’s