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A handy, straightforward guide that teaches students how to acquire marketable job skills and real-world know-how before they graduate--revised and updated for today's economic and academic landscapes. A handy, straightforward guide that teaches students how to acquire marketable job skills and real-world know-how before they graduate-revised and updated for today's economic andacademic landscapes. Award-winning college professor and adviser Bill Coplin lays down the essential skills students need to survive and succeed in today's job market, based on his extensive interviews with employers, recruiters, HR specialists, and employed college grads. Going beyond test scores and GPAs, Coplin teaches students how to maximize their college experience by focusing on ten crucial skill groups- Work Ethic, Physical Performance, Speaking, Writing, Teamwork, Influencing People, Research, Number Crunching, Critical Thinking, and Problem Solving. 10 Things Employers Want Youto Learn in College gives students the tools they need to prepare during their undergraduate years to impress potential employers, landa higher-paying job, and start on the road to career security andsatisfaction.

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BILL COPLIN has been a professor and the director of the undergraduate public affairsprogram at Syracuse University since 1976. Since 2000, Coplin has focused his efforts on improving the highschool and college education systems, designing and implementingcurriculum that develops students' career and citizenship skills.He serves as the curriculum consultant to the High School for Leadershipand Public Service in New York City. Visit www.billcoplin.org.

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