Education to Occupation

Education to Occupation

Jeff SelingoAuthor: College (UN)Bound MOOC U There is Life After College

Liz DietzVice President Student Strategy & Product ManagementWorkday

Shane ToppingSenior Product Marketing Manager, StudentWorkday

WHAT THE ECONOMY NEEDS, WHAT EMPLOYERS WANT

1. Encourage Curiosity-Fueled Exploration and Lifelong

Learning

2. Build an Expertise, Take Risks, and Learn the Meaning

of Grit

3. Every Job is a Tech Job

“Every major company today has been transformed into a technology company.”

-Brian Fitzgerald,

Business-Higher Education Forum

4. Navigate Ambiguity

“Excelling at any job is about doing the things you weren’t asked to do.”

-Mary Egan, former

senior v-p Starbucks

5. Be Humble, Learn from Your Peers and Mentors