How to Create an Incredible Pitch

Standing out on the job hunt isn’t easy. If you’re ready to get a job, you’ve probably been told to beef up your strongest resume, write a new cover letter, and apply to more companies.But it’s not working. They email you. Say, “Thanks for applying. But we’ve decided...

The Counter-Signal of a College Degree

A degree is a signal.It became a useful artifact for hiring managers working with limited information to separate candidates likely to have greater conformity, persistence, and willingness to invest in themselves.But times have changed. A degree no longer does a good...

A Degree Won’t Make You Rich(er).

Across the country right now many students are being duped into believing myths of a causal relationship existing between higher education and upward mobility. It’s long past time purveyors of this perverse notion carefully reassess their commentary.At best, it is an...