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  • [USA] 2016 Workforce-Skills Preparedness Report: http://www.payscale.com/data-packages/job-skills
  • Recent studies reveal that underemployment was the reality for more than half (51%) of those who graduated in the past two years.
  • Katie Bardaro, vice president of Data Analytics at PayScale, says that managers from older generations are likely more versed in certain skills and have higher expectations than managers from younger generations. “The data we’ve collected show that even though their education may make recent college graduates feel prepared to enter the workforce, only half of hiring managers agree with them; managers feel crucial skills in recent graduates are frequently lacking or absent.”
  • “One unexpected finding was the specific skills that managers feel are most often lacking in new hires right out of college. Rather than specific software programs or other tech skills, the report indicates that 44 percent of managers feel writing proficiency is the hard skill lacking the most among recent college graduates, while public speaking follows with 39 percent of managers feeling this way. Furthermore, 60 percent of managers feel critical thinking/problem solving is the soft skill lacking the most among recent college graduates.”