What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Career Arts’ by Ben Wildavsky

What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Career Arts’ by Ben Wildavsky
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Updated 14 November 2023
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Career Arts’ by Ben Wildavsky

What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Career Arts’ by Ben Wildavsky

Young people coming out of high school today can expect to hold many jobs over the course of their lives, which is why they need a range of essential skills.

“The Career Arts” provides a corrective to the widespread and misleading notion that there is a direct trade-off between going to college and acquiring practical job skills.

Ben Wildavsky cuts through the noise and anxiety surrounding this issue to offer sensible, clear-eyed guidance for anyone who is making decisions about education and career preparation with a view to getting ahead in the workforce.