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PhD programs are not career training

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Jo VanEvery 2 Comments

A degree may be necessary but it is never sufficient

There is no job for which an educational qualification is enough to get you hired.

There is no job for which an educational qualification provides all the necessary skills and knowledge.

A degree, whatever it is, is always but one piece of a complex puzzle.

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What is your best contribution?

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Jo VanEvery 1 Comment

Instead of asking yourself: what you are going to do with all this education you have … Instead of wondering: what you have to do to get someone to hire you … Instead of focusing on all the external expectations, constraints, etc … Why not ask yourself this question? What is my best contribution? How […]

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