Are they really ready to work? : employers' perspectives on the basic knowledge and applied skills of new entrants to the 21st century U.S. workforce / [Jill Casner-Lotto, lead author]
pt. 1. Determining the current basic knowledge and applied skill requirements for workforce readiness -- pt. 2. Assessing the recent entrants' preparation in terms of basic knowledge and applied skills -- pt. 3. Report card on workforce readiness -- pt. 4. Considering remedial basic skills training -- pt. 5. Defining future workforce readiness : increasingly important skills and emerging content areas -- pt. 6. Assuming responsibility for workforce readiness
Summary
This is an in-depth study of the corporate perspective on the readiness of new entrants into the U.S. workforce by level of educational attainment. The study includes results from both an in-depth survey conducted during April and May 2006 and interviews with a sampling of a dozen HR and other senior executives. In addition, a Workforce Readiness Report Card is presented to provide an accessible snapshot of the basic knowledge and applied skills that are either "deficient" or "excellent" in those areas that employer respondents rate as "very important."
Analysis
Workforce readiness
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Notes
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