Learn how to use your time as a student to supercharge your career
To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear delivers a step-by-step guide to using your educational years to put you in the right position to accelerate your career, optimize your time, and build valuable and rewarding relationships. You’ll learn everything you need to know about taking advantage of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: the first ten years of your career.
Broken down into 21 accessible chapters, To University and Beyond features a wide array of practical and strategic advice on topics like:
- How to write the perfect resume or CV
- How to hack your career path to achieve what you’ve always dreamt of
- How to access rarely used scholarships and grants
- How to find selective short-term learning programs
- How to thrive in a virtual learning environment
- How to get paid to learn with options beyond traditional degree programs
- How to communicate and present so people get your message
Perfect for high school, college, and university students who want to make the most of their time and start their career off on the right foot, To University and Beyond provides a wealth of actionable advice you can put to work today.
Table of Contents
About the Authors xi
1 Why We Wrote This Book 1
David Teten 1
Mandee Heller Adler 3
Mandee and David 4
2 College is Not for Everyone: Get Paid to Learn 5
3 Before Your First Class 9
4 Who Do You Know? Who Knows You? 15
Character 20
Competence 21
Relevance 25
Information 27
Strength 28
Number 32
Diversity 33
5 How to Get the Most Out of Virtual Classes and Events 37
6 If You’re Not at the Table, You’re Missing Out: Plan Your Career 43
In Your Final Year Before Graduation 48
7 Top 10 Myths Students Believe 51
8 Write a Resume That Sells 57
9 Prepare a Personal Marketing Plan 65
10 Start Your New Job and Don’t Get Fired 67
11 Write a Memo People Actually Read 71
12 Present So People Will Hear 73
13 Easy Career Kickstarts That Most People Don’t Do 79
14 What You Will Know by Age 45 83
15 Internships and Other Work Experience, Locally and Globally 85
16 Get Paid to Study: Ridiculously Generous Scholarships 89
Scholarship Databases 89
The Elite Scholarships 90
Technology 93
Science, Engineering, and Math 94
Social Impact 96
17 Politics and International Relations 97
Internships with Politicians 97
Political Science 99
United States-Europe Relations 101
United States-Asia Relations 104
Libertarian/Classical Liberal Politics 105
Conservative Politics 107
Progressive Politics 108
18 Women, Racial Minorities, and Other Underrepresented Communities 111
Women 111
Underrepresented Minorities 113
19 Religious Groups 117
Christian 117
Jewish 118
Muslim 119
20 Mini-Universities: Conferences and Communities for Further Learning 121
Selective Conferences and Communities 121
Short-Term Learning Programs for Midcareer Professionals 123
21 What Happens Next? 127
Acknowledgments 129
Endnotes 131
Index 133
