{"product_id":"the-career-arts-9780691239798","title":"The Career Arts","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] a level-headed discussion of the abiding value of a college degree and why earning one is compatible with acquiring the practical skills valued in the workplace.\"\u003cb\u003e---Michael T. Nietzel, \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers will learn eight essential skills for career success, such as completing college or looking for educational options that give them a mix of broad and targeted skills, taking advantage of employer educational benefits, and most importantly, preparing for the world as it is. . . . [\u003ci\u003eThe Career Arts\u003c\/i\u003e's] positive tone and clear writing will appeal to students, parents, and educators.\" * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the clearest assessments of the need to blend higher education and workforce development I’ve read in years. Well-documented and positive in presentation. Great takeaways that can be of great use with governing boards, legislators, and others. I genuinely recommend.\"\u003cb\u003e---Bennett Boggs, \u003ci\u003eCommissioner of Missouri Department of Higher Education \u0026amp; Workforce Development\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"At a time when the value and role of a college degree is being questioned by so many, Ben [Wildavsky]'s book provides key insights and lessons from innovators around the country.\"\u003cb\u003e---Maria Flynn, \u003ci\u003ePresident and CEO of Jobs for the Future; Forbes 50 Over 50\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Career Arts\u003c\/i\u003e is slim (pack it in your tote!), practical (a great gift for parents!) and compelling (with deep insights into the value of college, credentials, and - especially for those not born with rich social capital -connections).\"\u003cb\u003e---Joellen Perry, \u003ci\u003eGlobal VP at SAP\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Career Arts\u003c\/i\u003e [is] a refreshingly clear survey of today’s many educational paths toward better careers. . . . [it] is upbeat about the rise of fast-paced skills training, while still supporting an important role for the slower, deeper tempos of a classic four-year college degree.\"\u003cb\u003e---George Anders, \u003ci\u003eLinkedIn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cp\u003eThis short and timely book is aimed at ‘anybody seeking to understand how to get ahead’. . . . Much of the evidence brought skillfully together by the author Ben Wildavsky promotes familiar lessons - for example that so-called soft skills can be just as important as job-specific ones. . . . [\u003ci\u003eThe Career Arts\u003c\/i\u003e] makes it abundantly clear that those headlines claiming degrees are no longer as helpful as they once were are often flat out wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e---Nick Hillman, \u003ci\u003eHEPI\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403923792215,"sku":"9780691239798","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691239798.jpg?v=1730484898","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-career-arts-9780691239798","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}