![]() ![]() Unfortunately, as Sir Ken Robinson (of the “ School Kills Creativity” video fame) points out in his brilliant book The Element, our current education system is only training us to excel in a chosen few. We all have unique strengths and skills that we can utilize to thrive in a field that fills us with passion, purpose and energy. If you want to be visible in your field, you need to be exceptional. Average doesn’t cut it when there are 35 people clamouring for the same job. The world’s population has doubled in the past 40 years, and with it so have the number of applicants for the same number of jobs. Global competition for jobs has increased dramatically over the past 30 years. Instead, the simplified truth is this: With a post secondary degree these days, you have roughly the same likelihood of finding a job as a high school dropout. ![]() This could potentially be construed as a positive thing, if it meant that the number of high school dropouts had declined drastically but, unfortunately, this is not the case. ![]() Think about this fact: In 2004, there were more unemployed college graduates than there were unemployed high school dropouts. ![]()
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