In this episode, professor Paul Harrington, a labor market economist from Drexel University shares with Mary Churchill the challenges of mal-employment where a college education does not convert to a job after graduation in the field of study. Not only is this a prevalent condition but it leads to serious negative economic consequences for starting salary and future individual economic development. Paul and Mary discuss the contributing factors and various ways that higher education can address key academic skill learning and experiential activities in the workplace can reduce mal-employment.