You send your child to college. He chooses a major. He takes the appropriate classes. He graduates. And then . . . ?
Many students, and their parents, may assume that after college, after all of that tuition, after preparing the resume and sending the cover letters, the perfect job will materialize. Sometimes it does. But more often, there’s a lot of work that goes into finding — and landing — that job.
The question of how much responsibility the college or university has for helping your student secure a job is currently a controversial topic. Should the college focus on academically educating the student and leave it up to the student to find a job, or should the college be preparing the student for and helping the student secure a job?
is edited by the staff of the Princeton Review. It is a comprehensive review of some of the most important questions that high school students ask, and the answers that guidance counselors give. It can be a helpful resource for students — especially those students who may have guidance counselors who are overwhelmed and may have less time and attention to share with students.
