Sentences with phrase «skills graduate employers»

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In fact, this diversity of skill sets is an asset as our graduates bring unique perspectives to our program, their new employers and the coding industry.

The most common solution given for increasing labour demand is ensuring that our graduates have the type of skills that are currently in demand by employers.

Farrell and her team surveyed people in nine countries (and looked at programs in 25 nations) and found huge differences between how employers and schools view graduates» skills.

Our graduates have the right skills and possess a grittiness and diversity of views that pay off for employers.

Porter also highlighted what he perceives to be a «disconnect» between the skills that many graduates possess and those that employers look for.

But most employers today think high school and college graduates are seriously deficient in skills like leadership and innovation, and Americans face a steep shortfall of graduates majoring in science, technology, engineering or mathematics.

RHI's unique curriculum and live - role playing develops each student's food server and customer service skill set so each graduate becomes a candidate employers will fight over to hire.

Mentored postgraduate research time is when you gain increasing independence, practice the skills you will need to run your own shop, and demonstrate to your future employer that your success as a graduate student wasn't a fluke.

Linda Strausbaugh, director of strategic initiatives at the National Professional Science Master's Association, explained to the graduate school committee the skills nonacademic employers generally require that traditional graduate programs largely ignore — mainly in communication, teamwork, and project management.

The same can't be said of most STEM graduates: a 2011 UK government study reported the moans of employers that they often lacked communication and organisational skills as well as the ability to manage their time or work in a team.

«If you have very little on your CV then a job in a service environment is not a bad idea,» says Ball, and that's especially true for science graduates because employers often worry that they lack people skills.

The report found that many Ph.D. graduates lack the management and business skills that employers needed — another shortcoming of traditional post-graduate education that the Eng.D.

But the bottom tier of graduates — from lower - ranked schools and without good general skills that employers value (like communication and teamwork) and without specific task training that the labor market values — does not always share in these strong labor market rewards.

For if the Common Core is truly intended to yield high school graduates who are college and career ready, its assessments must be calibrated to passing scores that colleges and employers will accept as the levels of skill and knowledge that their entrants truly need to possess.

The Ministry acknowledges that employers seek graduates with higher - order skills like critical thinking, collaboration, communication, creativity, entrepreneurship, as well as the ability to be financially literate and to participate in their local community through active citizenship and civic engagement.

The Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) Student Development Survey reports that the development of soft skills needs to start at school, leaving it to universities and employers is too late.

Employers in Australia are generally satisfied with the skills and knowledge of higher education graduates, with those in professional occupations scoring higher overall.

The survey also revealed 62 per cent of engineering employers say graduates don't have the right skills for today's workplace, while 68 per cent are concerned that the education system will struggle to keep up with the skills required for technological change.

To address these growing concerns over skills gaps in the engineering workforce, particularly among graduates and school leavers, 91 per cent of companies agreed that to improve the supply of engineers and technicians, more employers need to provide work experience for those in education or training.

Further, modern employers need graduates to be equipped with higher - order thinking skills, effective writing skills, and insightful research skills.

More than 60 percent of employers rate high - school graduates» skills in basic English and math as fair or poor; one study estimates the cost to a single state's employers for remedial training at nearly $ 40 million a year.

With employers demanding better workplace skills from recent graduates, they say, and No Child Left Behind pushing reading and math, the arts scramble to maintain a foothold in the school week.

The premium that employers pay to a college graduate compared with that to a high school graduate has soared since 1970, because of higher demand for technical and communication skills at the top of the scale and a collapse in demand for unskilled and semiskilled workers at the bottom.»

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We cite the Common Core State Standards as requiring a greater emphasis on higher order thinking skills for every student, and employers pleading for graduates who are resourceful problem solvers and collaborators.

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A survey by the Association of American Colleges and Universities found that more than 80 percent of midsize or larger employers look for collaboration skills in new hires - but fewer than 40 percent of them considered new graduates prepared to work in teams.

They're precisely the skills that colleges and employers say graduates need for success.

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The standards are designed to ensure students graduate high school properly prepared with skills employers prioritize as the most important.

Employers today demand college graduates who are highly skilled at working in teams, thinking critically, solving complex problems, planning and prioritizing work and communicating effectively — in short, graduates with 21st - century skills.

Approximately 40 % of high school graduates lack the literacy skills employers seek (Achieve Inc., 2005).

In a 2013 survey of 704 employers, half of those surveyed said they had trouble finding recent graduates to fill vacant positions because they lacked the communication, adaptability, decision - making, and problem - solving skills needed to do the job.

The employers usually underestimate inexperienced graduate students since they don't have appropriate skills to do the work.

We will also bring employers and educators together to make sure the skills of our graduates match the needs of our economy.

This, in turn, makes these employers more desirable to skilled graduates.

No doubt about it: information technology is marching — no, sprinting — ahead, fueled by new products that promise to revolutionize law practice and make lawyers more efficient.16 But at the same time, the feedback about law graduates» research skills remains lackluster at best.17 Despite a literal surplus of available tools, recent law graduates generally lack the research skills employers expect.18

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As employers question the value of the traditional MBA program, it becomes important to establish the skills business perceives as important or essential to the organization and the skills business perceives graduate business education should be teaching potential employees.

Canada's new Atlantic Immigration Pilot programs allow skilled workers and international student graduates who want to live in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, or Prince Edward Island, and who have a job offer and endorsement leter from a designated employer, to apply for permanent residence.

Leverage your tech skills into a legal job A recent graduate gives a firsthand account of how he's adapting to his employers» technology on the job and adding value by volunteering to lead its social media efforts.

In addition to offering online resources to help educate pending and recent graduates learn the intricacies of applying for big companies, Koru is focusing on its offline efforts — intensive camps that help students build and focus on the skills that employers want and roles available to them.

As a numerical graduate there are a huge range of careers open to you, and employers are likely to be impressed with your specific numerical skills.

Susan Anderson, CBI Director for Education & Skills, said «Employability skills are the most important attributes that businesses look for in new recruits but graduates are currently falling short of employers» expectaSkills, said «Employability skills are the most important attributes that businesses look for in new recruits but graduates are currently falling short of employers» expectaskills are the most important attributes that businesses look for in new recruits but graduates are currently falling short of employers» expectations.

While a 2015 report by Hart Research Associates found that 64 percent of employers feel colleges could improve graduates chances of career success, by helping them learn both field - specific and broad skills, it's important for students to also find ways to develop these skills.

In fact, a number of surveys reveal that drive comes under the top ten skills that graduate employers» want.

In the survey, nearly three - quarters of employees said their employers value work experience and related skills more than education when evaluating job candidates, with 53 % saying a graduate degree is no longer necessary to secure a high - paying job.

The Government's commitment to create 60,000 new jobs makes the construction industry extremely attractive for graduates with the pick of employers competing for their skills.

Recruiters and employers can post jobs on Looksharp, or they can dive deeper by searching through candidate profiles to find students and graduates who have the skills and qualifications they need.

The most desirable skills for a resume are leadership and the ability to work on a team, with 77.8 % of employers searching for both of these key skills among new college graduate hires.