I urge you to contact me to arrange a visit to Hartford College for Women and a personal interview so that I can better understand your educational background and life experience, as well as your professional goals and academic interests. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Think about the changes that have occurred in communications, including the Internet and cell phones, just during the past ten years. As we experience rapid technological change in communications, for example, we also experience rapid change in our world, in the workplace, and in what we must know to do our jobs effectively. In today s fast paced and competitive economy, employers are aggressively searching for skilled people to join their highly trained work forces in order to meet the demands of their businesses.
Continuous education is a vital ingredient in staying marketable.
There are compelling reasons why continuous education is so important. Over the course of a lifetime, you can expect to have three to five different careers careers, not jobs. Even in today s robust economy, no one can be assured of retaining a job permanently. Career security rests not in having a job, but in having and honing skills and confidence that keep you marketable in the workforce. Building new skills gives you flexibility and the ability to shift into a new role or job as the economy and workplace change.