The students who break through build their own experience before anyone gives them permission to, and the moves they make are rarely the obvious ones. He ended up with a prime sales job at a Fortune 500 company. Reframe the Job You Already HaveMost college students with part-time jobs think of them as separate from their career ambitions. Universities could do more to bridge the gap between campus life and professional experience, and administrators should be honest about that. Students who treat those resources as raw material for building real experience are the ones who walk into the job market with something to show.

Source: Forbes April 10, 2026 09:48 UTC