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.”