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Coverage of Burning Glass in the media
The Hechinger Report: Are apprenticeships the new on-ramp to good jobs?
…demand for jobs requiring bachelor’s degrees is rising at twice the rate of those requiring only high school diplomas, there’s a growing sense…that baccalaureates aren’t necessarily the best way for students to gather meaningful job skills and experience.“It’s a very expensive and inefficient proxy,” said Matthew Sigelman, chief executive of Burning Glass Technologies, which analyzes labor market trends. “It means employers pay more for talent and take longer to fill jobs.”
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USA Today: Trade with China isn’t our top economic challenge. Donald Trump should tackle automation.
The nation’s central economic challenge is not trade. It is the rapid pace of technological change that is changing millions of jobs…Today, Americans need learning that’s better adapted to the changing nature of the labor market.
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The New York Times: With Changing Students and Times, Colleges Are Going Back to School
Amid a growing disillusionment with higher education, thousands of institutions are seeking ways to adapt to a rapidly changing landscape that has been destabilized by skeptics, an impatient work force and a fierce conservative populist streak.
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Waters Technology: The Fight for the Future: Leading Female Technologists Discuss Lessons Learned
Eight winners from this year’s Women in Technology and Data Awards provide advice for career advancement in a male-dominated field.
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New York Times: With Changing Students and Times, Colleges Are Going Back to School
No longer is a college degree the crucible it once was … This shows the self-referential style of higher education driven by faculty with Ph.D.s is waning, said Mark Schneider, a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute who wrote the study “Saving the Liberal Arts” with Matthew Sigelman, chief executive of Burning Glass Technologies.
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Nous Group: How Can We Anticipate and Respond to Future Skills Needs in an Uncertain World?
Burning Glass’s CEO, Matthew Sigelman, recently shared provocative, evidence-based insights on the global & Australian job market that challenge traditional thinking around jobs, education, hiring and reskilling.
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