This week's (03/15/10 to 03/21/10) show of Work Matters explores alternative routes to on-the-job success.

Do you think a college degree is necessary to be successful at your job? Do you need to forget your natural technical skills and embrace high-minded thinking to land the right job? Just where, exactly, are a large share of jobs going unfilled?

This week's guests have answers that might surprise you. First, Joe Lamacchia, author of Blue Collar and Proud of It says that trades where you use your hands and physical labor offer a great life for many people.

Then, our second guest, Ken Gray, is a professor in the Workforce Education and Development Program at Pennsylvania State University and the author of Workforce Education: The Basics. Dr. Gray shares his insight into vocational training and the abundance of jobs available to those who excel in technical work.

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