| A very important element of getting on the right | | | | a field of work that is financially rewarding, there |
| career path is to get the correct college degree - | | | | are usually problems with a youngster's desirability |
| therefore having clarity of mind and intent is | | | | and a conflict with his/her innate talents and skills. |
| paramount when going for executive education | | | | Research has shown that this is one of the major |
| and ultimately getting on a career path that is in | | | | factors influencing low grades and high drop out |
| alignment with your interests and strengths. When | | | | rates. The chances of getting into a good |
| a prospective employer looks at a job application, | | | | organization with bad grades are as good as |
| he/she will look at (A) educational relevance and | | | | getting into that organization with no degree at all. |
| (B) job experience - hence the need to have | | | | A good idea is to go through a series of cognitive |
| executive education and previous work | | | | tests and counseling sessions that are geared |
| experience to be in line with each other. | | | | towards finding out which skills and abilities are |
| One way of landing that all elusive management | | | | stronger than others. These tests can also give |
| and mid-management job is to do internships and | | | | valuable insight into what one should do in order to |
| volunteer work that would polish and refine your | | | | develop certain cognitive abilities before going for |
| management and leadership skills in an industry of | | | | a certain type of executive program. |
| your liking and preference - doing this will give you | | | | There is absolutely no doubt that executive |
| an unbeatable edge. However, not everyone | | | | education can be the perfect catalyst for both |
| would be in a financially stable enough position to | | | | individual and organizational growth. Trend analysts |
| do internships and volunteer work. If this is the | | | | seem to be saying that corporations world wide |
| case then consider engaging in university and | | | | are beginning to strongly support all forms of |
| college funded projects that are in alignment with | | | | executive education regardless of whether they |
| your career goals. These projects have the | | | | are in-house company sponsored or university |
| potential to teach you important skills such as | | | | and college based. Nowadays, students need to |
| planning, budgeting, costing, forecasting and | | | | look at executive education as an investment that |
| various aspects of project management. | | | | (if made wisely) will pay back rich dividends in the |
| What most parents do not understand is that | | | | form of steady and consistent organizational |
| while they wish their sons and daughters get into | | | | success. |