Bentley University, a business-focused university based in Waltham, Massachusetts, commissioned a massive survey (conducted between October 17 and 25, 2013) of more than 3,000 millennial students, recent graduates, employers, educators and parents as a part of the formal launch of The PreparedU Project. Bentley officials describe the project as an opportunity for different stakeholder groups to talk candidly about preparation for today’s workplace.
The study, conducted by KRC Research and released this evening, reflects some key differences between generations
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I think this article pretty much nailed it. I feel that the gap between what skills and traits employers want and what college graduates have has been fairly heavily analyzed. That being said, I think this article, and the corresponding study, does a good of breaking down the numbers to paint a more convincing picture of the disparate camps.
I found particularly interesting that while employers initially noted that they would value soft skills over technical training, they also admitted that a college graduate with pre-existing technical training was much more valuable to them.
I think this article brings up some interesting points about perception but i question the data a little bit. I would wonder if people going into more specific careers and people being trained to go into those would have a similar perception gap. Like here at cmu everyone is being trained very intensely in the hard and soft skills needed to be wildly successful in whatever of the areas you concentrate. I think that is a major reason why cmu grads get hired often over competitors. So id be interested to see the data from this survey between people who interview and hire cmu students, and the cmu students themselves.
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