Nearly 64,000 managers in a recent 2016 survey by Payscale & Future Workplace felt new hires out of college lacked skills for success in the workplace. It’s disheartening after sharing a small fortune with a university that you or someone you know could come out unprepared. Take a look at some of the numbers described in this survey. Out of 14,000 recent graduates, many were missing the following skills.
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving | 60% |
Attention to Detail | 56% |
Communication | 46% |
Ownership | 44% |
Leadership | 44% |
Writing Proficiency | 44% |
Public Speaking | 39% |
Data Analysis | 36% |
Interpersonal Skills/Teamwork | 36% |
Industry Specific Software | 34% |
Math | 19% |
Design | 14% |
Source. “Leveling Up: How to Win in the Skills Economy.”