Don’t Start a Job Hunt Until You Read This
May 15th, 2013My sister, Jill Ikens, was featured in an article published on the Huffington Post today! Her thoughts about preparing for interviews and applying for jobs are highly relevant to students just finishing college, and just as relevant to high school students approaching the college admission process.
You can read Gail McMeekin’s article here.
Read more at Huffington Post >>Tagged: Career, College, Interviews
Education reform program lands at UK
March 15th, 2013By Jane S. Shropshire
Imagine every student in this country prepared for life, prepared for citizenship, prepared for a career of success. … Imagining is not enough,” said Gene Wilhoit, at a press conference announcing the new National Center for Innovation in Education at University of Kentucky’s College of Education.
Read more at Bizlex.com >>Embracing the three E’s
January 25th, 2012Education, employment and the economy
by Jane S. Shropshire, Lexington, KY – Dr. Terry Holliday, commissioner of education for the state of Kentucky, blogged in early December, ” … education drives employment, and employment drives the economy. The future of Kentucky depends heavily on our ability to improve the educational attainment and outcomes for ALL Kentucky children.”
Read more at Bizlex.com >>Tagged: Career, College, Local happenings
College scholarships: Show them the money
November 15th, 2011by Jane S. Shropshire, Lexington, KY – Imagine that you are a college admission dean charged with enrolling a freshman class. Your goals are attracting a certain number of students, achieving targets for quality measures such as GPA and ACT, factoring in diversity, and doing all of this within a prescribed budget.
Now imagine that you’re a hiring official for a large company. Certain jobs require special skills or characteristics, and the candidates you want may have plenty of other choices. You, too, have targets to meet and a budget to consider.
Read more at Bizlex.com >>Tagged: Career, Financial aid, Opportunity, Scholarship
