Good news hits the headlines – strong U.S. job market continues to grow. However, the rosy but not-so-rosy condition of the U.S. labor market is in the desperate need for ideal candidates. And unfortunately, almost 60% of recruiters continue to fail at finding quality talent for their organization. This drills down to the fact…
To build a premier educational institution, you may have hired the best faculty, built state-of-the-art facilities, and admitted the brightest of students in the country. However, you’re not worth your salt if your students fail to find a well-paying job with a reputable organization. Continued unemployment of fresh graduates from any university is bound…
If you, like any earnest educator, are keeping abreast of US jobs data and employment-related news, you’ll be pleased to know that the US job market is going strong and is projected to grow further. Great news, right? Well, not exactly. An abundance of employment opportunities may not directly be a problem per se,…
From student admissions to hostel management to student placement, educational institutions are using different products and services, powered by cutting edge technology, to automate operations, save time, and eliminate human errors. But as student attrition rates rise and graduation rates decline, universities are desperately looking for software that serves beyond documentation and process management. Therefore,…
Education has traditionally been a unidirectional process. Students learn what the teachers teach, thinking—or hoping—that everything they are learning will enable them to contribute to the workforce, and in the process, have satisfying careers. Educators, partly directed by regulatory bodies, have been teaching students skills that they think would make them productive workers and…
Having a comprehensive knowledge of student strength, areas of development and interests helps educators to devise strategies that are measurable and impactful. For achieving this, several approaches are followed by educators, with the intent behind each approach is the same – launching students on a successful career trajectory. The student-driven approach is one of…
You’ve probably heard it said (or seen it written) a thousand times already, that learning is a lifelong process. It doesn’t apply only to students – leaders, engineers, doctors, scientists, businessmen, and even teachers and educators themselves must view learning as a continuous process (if they want to achieve sustained success, that is). Learning is…
Without a curriculum that’s thought through, the smooth running of universities and colleges is impossible to imagine. As the development of syllabus is a daunting process, it is handed over to the most responsible authority in a university – the provost. Curriculum designers, course planners, and educators, all assist a provost in creating an impactful…
Holding the position of a provost, a chief academic officer, in a university has never been easy. The exhaustive responsibilities that a provost needs to handle, and handle well, may slightly differ from one institution to another but remain challenging nevertheless. The main responsibility of a provost is to make sound decisions regarding academics and…
While the current job market in the US may look quite rosy, it actually isn’t an ‘all flowers and no thorns’ garden, mind you. Here’s why we say so: 63% of workers in the US are moderately happy in their workplace, while 24% of workers totally hate their jobs. More than 50% of fresh grads…