A degree is no longer a passport to success in today’s job market.
Going to university used to be a passport to future success, but that’s no longer the case. For some students, it’s still a good choice that leads to a successful career after graduation, but for many their degrees are worthless pieces of paper. Choose the wrong program and graduation is more likely to lead to disillusionment and debt than a steady paycheque.
Yet parents, guidance counselors, and politicians still push higher education as if it’s the only option for building a secure future. In this book, Ken S. Coates and Bill Morrison set out to explore the many educational opportunities and career paths open to Canadian high-school students and those in their twenties. This book is designed to help young adults decide whether to pursue a degree, enrol for skills training, or investigate one of the many other options that are available.
Coates and Morrison’s style is accessible, and they make important points about the shifting job market and the devaluing of university diplomas.- Publishers Weekly
Ken Coates and Bill Morrison cover all the stuff that universities won't tell you and that guidance counsellors don't know. If you're a student or parent who's confused about the bewildering array of options available for post-secondary education -- and who isn't ? -- this book is the best investment you can make.- Margaret Wente
Gives the straight goods on what to expect the world of post-secondary education to look like.- MyUniversityMoney.com
A degree is no longer a passport to success in today’s job market.
Going to university used to be a passport to future success, but that’s no longer the case. For some students, it’s still a good choice that leads to a successful career after graduation, but for many their degrees are worthless pieces of paper. Choose the wrong program and graduation is more likely to lead to disillusionment and debt than a steady paycheque.
Yet parents, guidance counselors, and politicians still push higher education as if it’s the only option for building a secure future. In this book, Ken S. Coates and Bill Morrison set out to explore the many educational opportunities and career paths open to Canadian high-school students and those in their twenties. This book is designed to help young adults decide whether to pursue a degree, enrol for skills training, or investigate one of the many other options that are available.
Coates and Morrison’s style is accessible, and they make important points about the shifting job market and the devaluing of university diplomas.– Publishers Weekly
Ken Coates and Bill Morrison cover all the stuff that universities won't tell you and that guidance counsellors don't know. If you're a student or parent who's confused about the bewildering array of options available for post-secondary education -- and who isn't ? -- this book is the best investment you can make.– Margaret Wente
Gives the straight goods on what to expect the world of post-secondary education to look like.– MyUniversityMoney.com
