The skills "every student needs" for the 21st century include competencies in technology, problem solving and communication and character qualities like adaptability and grit.
This is according to the World Economic Forum, but by now, we should be familiar with this kind of rhetoric. Think tanks, employers and policymakers amplify similar ideas around what graduates need to get good jobs and contribute to economic growth.
Such discourse and policy put pressure on universities to be more responsive to a labour market that is more precarious than the one faced by previous generations.
In turn, university students feel pressure to make the best decisions. It's small wonder that more students are adjusting their study and career plans in efforts to secure their futures.
