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Real-world skills – A key to success

Radio KGO San Francisco  |  Wednesday 23 December 2015

Michael Finney and Nicholas Wyman discuss todays’ most needed skills and jobs including those which pay over 70k a year and do not require a four year college degree.  Nicholas explains that there are many pathways to success that do not necessarily require a four year college degree. With a return to apprenticeship and vocational pathways as a realistic alternative to a college degree, on the job learning is playing an important role in the acquisition of job specific skills.

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Changing the way we learn and the way we work – WTOP Washington’s Top News

With many career pathways to consider in a developing work environment, Nicholas Wyman discusses the optimistic way schools and employer groups are working together in a reinvention of learning as well as discovering what is right for a community and what is right for the individual in a changing and developing technological age.
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What are San Diego’s most-needed jobs and skills?

Morning News – 21 August 2015 – Newsradio 600 KOGO  |

Employment expert Nicholas Wyman discusses the important issues of our time around local & national unemployment, and its solutions, the revival of skilled based careers, unconventional tips for recent grads, and the role of college today.

Nicholas is the CEO of The Institute For Workplace Skills and Innovation and Author of ‘Job U – How to find wealth and success by developing the skills companies actually need.

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Talking Jobs and Career Preparation with Jim Bohannon

The Jim Bohannon Show   |    June 23rd, 2015   |

There are many pathways to a successful and rewarding, well-paying career, and college is just one of them. Author of ‘Job U – How to Find Wealth and Success by Developing the Skills Companies Actually Need’,  Nicholas Wyman talks about the ‘college for everyone’ myth, how to successfully target the position you are interested in, and the things you can do to ensure you are giving yourself the best head start.

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The Employers Role in Skills Building #theDIYLearner #jobs #jobubook

The DIY Learner  |  23 May 2015  |

In this discussion, Nicholas shares some practical tips for new graduates, including the importance of networking and being organized. Nicholas highlights the importance of employers taking on the role of educator, illustrated by companies who are currently looking for creative ways to retain and develop their employees skills.

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