Q TIPS:
Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips
Job-hunting tips from the November 6, 2000 issue of QuintZine.
More high schoolers are taking Advanced Placement courses,
and those who take such courses are more likely to complete a
bachelor's degree than students who don't complete such work,
according to a report recently released by U.S. Secretary
of Education Richard W. Riley. The report, Getting Ready Pays Off:
A Report for National College Week, also indicates that
individuals who hold a bachelor's degree or greater can expect
to earn, on average, $15,000 more per year than high school
graduates do. You can read the full press release about this
report at the following Web address, which also provides
a link for downloading
the actual report in .pdf or MS Word format.
The U.S. Census, quoted in the Oct. 9 Business Week, shows an even
greater pay differential between high-school and college graduates --
more than $20,000. And JOBTRAK.COM reports in its Index for
October 2000 that the economy is still growing, and college
students looking for jobs still have many options. The
index shows a 3.9 percent increase in total job openings
posted in October 2000 in comparison to October 1999,
with an average starting salary for college grads of $37,268.
OK, so we know you'll make more money if you graduate from
college. But how close is the relationship between how much
you earn and which college you attend? The National Center for
Education Statistics recently examined this issue, and its
report explores the association between factors such as
selectivity and other institutional characteristics, and
the earnings of recent college graduates five years after
graduation. You can order a free
copy of the report, or download
it in .pdf format.
More high schoolers are taking Advanced Placement courses,
and those who take such courses are more likely to complete a
bachelor's degree than students who don't complete such work,
according to a report recently released by U.S. Secretary
of Education Richard W. Riley. The report, Getting Ready Pays Off:
A Report for National College Week, also indicates that
individuals who hold a bachelor's degree or greater can expect
to earn, on average, $15,000 more per year than high school
graduates do. You can read the full press release about this
report at the following Web address, which also provides
a link for 