Arkansas Department of Education Business Leader Research on Preparedness of High School Seniors for Entering the Workforce

Institution	Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock.
Titel	Arkansas Department of Education Business Leader Research on Preparedness of High School Seniors for Entering the Workforce
Quelle	(2006), (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Reading Comprehension; High Schools; Nonverbal Communication; Focus Groups; High School Graduates; Work Ethic; Employment Opportunities; Employment Qualifications; Labor Needs; Job Skills; Business; Leadership; Interpersonal Competence; Attendance; Employee Attitudes; Employer Attitudes; Arkansas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leseverstehen; High school; Oberschule; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Absolvent; Absolventin; Arbeitsethos; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Labour needs; Arbeitskräftebedarf; Produktive Fertigkeit; Business studies; Wirtschaft; Betriebswirtschaft; Führung; Führungsposition; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Anwesenheit; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Arbeitgeberinteresse
Abstract	In May of 2006, two focus groups were conducted for the Arkansas Department of Education. The goal of this research was to explore the needs of Arkansas business leaders with regards to hiring Arkansas high school graduates. Some of the themes explored in the research were: skills perceived to be lacking in the graduates, strong suits of recent high school graduates, current workforce needs, and overall perceptions of recent high school graduates. The skills that employers look for are hard skills and soft skills. Hard skills are those skills sets useful for specific job types. In this report the hard skills discussed are: writing, math, science, computer skills and reading comprehension. Soft skills are defined as everyday life/social skills and will include work ethic, verbal and nonverbal communication, attendance, and interview abilities and attitudes. The complaints of the business leaders were dominated by soft skills. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Arkansas Department of Education. 4 State Capitol Mall, Little Rock, AR 72201. Tel: 501-682-4475; Web site: http://www.as-is.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10