Educated Quest Career Corner

While many college-bound students have ambitions for further education, over two-thirds of bachelor’s degree graduates are likely to go to work after graduation day. Some graduate better prepared for work than others. They’ve chosen the right courses, built a good resume, developed the right skills, and learned how to network as early as possible. I can’t tell you how many parents expect their children to graduate college ready to start a full-time job. That’s why I started the Educated Quest Career Corner. I wanted to let you know how schools “do business,” to help students get the jobs they want.

Some colleges help students on their journey to work or further education better than others. The Educated Quest Career Corner helps students consider majors and careers, and how to prepare for them. My college counseling services  will you further insights, personalized to your student’s and your family’s interests and needs. Have a comment on any of these posts? Please complete the comment box after you read it.

Want to know more about why I started the Educated Quest Career Corner? Check out these podcasts!

Listen to my talk, College Is A Learning AND Living Community! hosted by Dr. Cynthia Colon from Destination YOUniversity on Voice of America Radio!

Listen to my talk, What Exactly Is a Good College? hosted by test-prep experts Amy Seeley and Mike Bergin on Tests And The Rest!

Do you have a question that could be answered on the Educated Quest Career Corner? Contact me at stuart@educatedquest.com or call me at 609-406-0062
January 13, 2020

Is a Law Degree Worth the Costs?

Like many American presidents Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer.  But he never earned a law degree. Back in his day, all he needed to do was “obtain a certificate procured from the court of an Illinois County certifying to the applicant’s good moral character.” Lincoln appeared before the Illinois Supreme […]
January 7, 2020

Don’t Wait Until College To Start Networking Online

High school students will learn to do many things after they start college. But before they enroll in their first college courses they can begin their career exploration by networking online. Networking online is not only important for finding internships and jobs. It is also a way that students can […]
November 6, 2019

Engineering Degree + Extra Skills = Better Career

I never considered pursuing an engineering degree, even though I am the son of an engineer. An engineering degree requires a love for math and science that I never had through my K-12 education. I did okay in these subjects. Thankfully, no one pressured me to major in them. Unfortunately, […]
April 16, 2019

Here’s Another Way to Earn a Business Degree at a Large University

If you’re curious to know how food gets from farm to table, there is an interesting path to pursue a business degree within a large flagship state university.  Many public universities are designated as Federal Land Grant colleges as well as the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell, […]
February 26, 2019

Rutgers’ Douglass Project Succeeds With Women in STEM

I probably write more about Rutgers than any other college advisor, but for good reasons. But the New Brunswick campus is the flagship state university in my home state, and it offers several benchmark academic programs that impact many students. One of the largest programs is the Douglass Project within […]
August 1, 2018

Sean Spicer Tells You What It Takes to Get Into Politics

Sean Spicer’s most recent book, ‘The Briefing’, recently landed at my neighborhood Barnes and Noble. I stopped there this week to get a cup of coffee before a meeting. With a little time on my hands, I picked up the book and skimmed it. I did not vote for President […]
July 23, 2018

Five Different Options to Study Computer Science

Computer Science is one of my favorite majors. There are different ways to pursue the degree, depending on how students want to use their skills and combine the major with other interests. Some career paths that begin from an undergraduate Computer Science program require further education, but others do not. From […]
July 18, 2018

Five Tips For Crafting Your Pre-Law Experience

Ask any college admissions officer about the “pre-law” program at their school. You will likely get the same answer: there is no  pre-law major or any other specific college major that is required for law school admissions.  Some colleges offer guidance than others. Siena College, located near Albany, New York, […]
June 7, 2018

Seven Questions to Ask About Teacher Education Programs

Teacher education is one of the more scrutinized, and one of the most criticized, undergraduate degree programs available in colleges. Education pundits continually comment that degree requirements and standards for licensure are too lax, and that recent graduates are not adequately prepared to face elementary, middle or secondary school students in […]
May 30, 2018

Is a Graduate Business Degree Necessary If You Studied Business in College?

Binghamton University, where I recently visited, has one of the better organized undergraduate business degree programs around. Yet when I asked a panel of excellent students and a dean if they believed that they would need a graduate business degree for career success, the dean said that they would, in […]