The Disconnect Between Students & Employers
More than 20 million students are enrolled1Ìýin U.S. colleges and universities to advance their chances of getting a good job. By 2018, itÅ·ÃÀÊìÅ®ÂÒÂ× predicted the U.S. will need 22 million new workers with college degrees2.
Seems like an easy market for students, right? Go to school, submit an application, get a job and everyoneÅ·ÃÀÊìÅ®ÂÒÂ× happy. Yet the reality is that employers and students aren’t on the same page when it comes to something basic, yet important: soft skills. This disconnect, among other reasons, keeps the labor market at a historically high level of 5.5 million open positions3.
WhatÅ·ÃÀÊìÅ®ÂÒÂ× the breakdown?
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How can we connect the dots?
- Train students on the .
- Enable busy students to make time for career preparation by building touchpoints into the academic experience that prompt students to connect in and out of class learning to soft skills.
- Give students a way to showcase skills and abilities to employers so they can land their dream job.
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