First Jobs Matter: Innovating College to Career

Mar 4, 2019

3:30pm – 4:30pm CT

About half of college students are not confident that they’ll land a good job upon graduation. And, it turns out, they have reason to be concerned: about 40% will start out underemployed, which will have ripple effects on their careers for the next decade. How can we improve the transition from campus to career? Discover what some of the most innovative institutions in the U.S. are doing to develop creative programs and pipelines to help graduates start their careers strong.



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Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.

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Bridget Burns

University Innovation Alliance

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Melissa Korn

The Wall Street Journal

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Michael Sorrell

Paul Quinn College

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Michelle Weise

National University System