Kathryn Minshew Quotes

Spending some money on the you who is going to get a job is essential.

The mission for the day is to encourage students to think beyond traditional career opportunities, prepare for future careers and entrance into the workplace.

A boy or girl who has gone through the eight grades should possess a complete, practical education and should have received special training in some specific line of work, fitting him or her to earn a livelihood.

It is such a tricky transition between education and work.

The message from the Technion when I was a student was: 'You will be so good that when you graduate, everyone will want to hire you.'

Universities used to prepare young adults for the real world. I dare say the graduates today go in without a clue and graduate without a clue. It's time to acknowledge the college degree is not worth what it was in the past. Times are changing, and so is the way we prepare our youth to survive in a competitive world.

What you learn at university is a good discipline but has little relevance to a real job.

You have to take control of your own career.

I never pursued a career relentlessly.

On Career Day in high school, you don't walk around looking for the cartoon guy.

I've been pretty career-focused since moving to New York.

I kind of have never thought about a career path, which is an unusual approach.

I went through college in the 1960s without having any idea that I was going to have to make a living. When I graduated in 1968 it was quite a shock to find out that there was a world out there and that it wasn't going to support me.

Don't think of your courses as providing all you need for your career.

My first job was a Greek tragedy, and ever since, one job just seemed to roll onto the next. I've been terribly lucky.

The preparation I had in college was the most valuable.

Google attracts so much talent, it can afford to look beyond traditional metrics, like G.P.A. For most young people, though, going to college and doing well is still the best way to master the tools needed for many careers.

There is no handbook about how a career is going to go.

What is the purpose of education if not, at a minimum, to prepare people for work?

Having an education is extremely valuable, but we need to help people connect their choice of studies to a potential career at an earlier age so that they are better prepared to get the job they want when the time comes.

You need a big team to support a career.

For any young people looking for job opportunities, good grades and academic results are important, but what is more important may be showing you are someone who has the drive and capability and can fit in the company culture.

There is still much work to be done to help our students secure good-paying jobs and achieve their ultimate goals, and in Congress, I'll continue to support Career and Technical Education programs.

My career, it's been a mess.

As a general rule, when your child, or anyone in the work force, doesn't know what he/she wants to do, they should instead always be developing skills and competencies that will qualify them for the jobs that companies are most looking to fill and increase their hireability.