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Employers also mention a lack of elementary command of the English language. A survey in April of human-resources professionals conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management and the AARP compared the skills gap between older workers who were nearing retirement and younger workers coming into the labor pool. More than half of the organizations surveyed reported that simple grammar and spelling were the top "basic" skills among older workers that are not readily present among younger workers.
1 posted on 10/01/2012 8:33:03 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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But... but... but... I have a PHD in Humanities and Women's Studies.

LLS

2 posted on 10/01/2012 8:35:00 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer ("if it looks like you are not gonna make it you gotta get mean, I mean plumb mad-dog mean" J. Wales)
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They can’t find people who will work for wages below the welfare level.


3 posted on 10/01/2012 8:35:04 AM PDT by DManA
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If cheap illegals or h1b workers apply, I’m sure these shortcomings will be overlooked.


4 posted on 10/01/2012 8:37:09 AM PDT by DonaldC (A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
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Not to worry .... the kids are all getting fruits, vegetables, and a minimum number of calories in school now ... everything will be fine.


5 posted on 10/01/2012 8:37:24 AM PDT by MissMagnolia (Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't. (M.Thatcher))
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"American manufacturing has become more advanced, we're told, and requires computer aptitude, intricate problem solving, and greater dexterity with complex tasks."

These tasks are far easier than handling the complex machinery and assembly line tasks commonly associated with manufacturing in the past.

6 posted on 10/01/2012 8:38:31 AM PDT by circlecity
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They didn't want to inhibit the creative child... grammar and spelling were set aside....

I saw my grandaughters paper on the wall in the hall...3rd grade...every damn paper had mispelled words and awful grammar...and there wasn't a red mark on any paper...just smile faces from the teacher.

I had to teach my grandchild how to make change, too and do multiplication tables.

7 posted on 10/01/2012 8:38:58 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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You mean texting, MP3 operations, video game high scoring and Facebook page design are not skills?...........


9 posted on 10/01/2012 8:39:15 AM PDT by Red Badger (Is it just me, or is Hillary! starting to look like Benjamin Franklin?.................)
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“..that simply finding someone who could properly answer the telephone was sometimes a challenge.”

And the teachers unions want more pay.


10 posted on 10/01/2012 8:39:15 AM PDT by Rennes Templar (I'm starting a business. Who's going to build it for me?)
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Interpersonal skills and enthusiasm/motivation

The full effect of throwing all values out the window is upon us. 40 years of being force fed a bunch of crap from media and popular culture about how your life's goal should be to "stick it to the Man" and "find yourself" is now playing itself out in our workforce. No need to be polite. No need to have a work ethic. No need to respect your boss. When you hear constructive criticism, your reaction should be to tell everyone why the criticism is illegitimate based on racism or sexism or some other persecution, not accept the criticism and change.

11 posted on 10/01/2012 8:41:34 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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I can easily tell you what soft skills are missing.

1. They cannot show up on time.
2. They do not give a days work for a days pay.
3. They do not know that lunch hour is an hour.
4. They call in sick any time they don’t feel like working.
5. If they are hired to stock shelves they are insulted if you ask them to clean a toilet.


12 posted on 10/01/2012 8:41:42 AM PDT by Venturer
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The grandfathers of this generation of managers felt they needed to pay a certain level of wages PLUS good benefits to find the workers they needed. For some reason this generation of managers feel entitled to have these workers provided to them on a platter at a discounted cost.


13 posted on 10/01/2012 8:41:50 AM PDT by DManA
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As long as the government schools keep turning out people stupid enough to vote Democrat, job skills are irrelevant.


14 posted on 10/01/2012 8:44:55 AM PDT by Proud2BeRight
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By “soft skills” they mean:

- No “Union Shop” mentality (assign and promote based on seniority not merit, rigid inflexible work rules, constant yelping about every little change, etc.)

- No “Survivor” Contestants (people who like to play games to kneecap their coworkers and send them off the island while competing for raises, promotions, etc.

- Some basic level of Customer Service (don’t get irritated/blame the customer if they have an issue)

- A “Do What it Takes” mentality (be willing to come in early work late, do whatever to make the enterprise a success).

- Keep productivity a priority (i.e. force “how much paid vacation do I get?” and “how many paid sick days?” much further down in priority)

A lot of the current workforce does fall way, way short on all those measures.


15 posted on 10/01/2012 8:45:03 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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And when they do find this golden unicorn who matches all their elevated expectations they don’t see it worth their while to do anything to keep that gem. They get tossed away along with the sweepings first chance they get.


16 posted on 10/01/2012 8:45:35 AM PDT by DManA
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The public school system is teaching children that all they need is the proper paper to show employers and the world will fall at their feet. The two other requirements, discipline and motivation are being left out of the equation.
17 posted on 10/01/2012 8:45:58 AM PDT by taxcontrol
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That’s what “apprenticeships” are for. The most experienced pass their knowledge down to the next generation as the most experienced prepare for retirement. Everybody starts somewhere, and it’s usually at the bottom. Lacking “soft skills” is code for the female HR rep taking an instant dislike to you at the interview, for whatever emotional reason that rules at the moment.


21 posted on 10/01/2012 8:48:18 AM PDT by factoryrat (We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
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You just have to use the right drugs
Alcohol and benzos are accepted drugs


22 posted on 10/01/2012 8:48:55 AM PDT by winodog
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When I was driving to work today, I drove past the entrance to the university. There was a sign there that said “Diversity Job Fair”. That explains it all. When you exclude the white males from your work force in a nation where the majority of the working age adults are white males, you are going to have a problem filling positions.

Then, when you tell the “diversity” hires that they are destined for management in the interests of fairness, you compound the problem.

In today’s America, “Work is for suckas” because you are either climbing the ladder on your diversity qualifications or you are shut out for the sins of your great-grandfathers.


23 posted on 10/01/2012 8:48:59 AM PDT by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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Add to that the fact that many who are looking for that first job out of college think that entry level jobs are beneath them. They fully expect to be offered mid-level management postions. How else can they pay off their huge student loans??

“I don’t have skills, but I got bills, man.”


25 posted on 10/01/2012 8:49:31 AM PDT by Donkey Odious
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simply finding someone who could properly answer the telephone was sometimes a challenge

Yo yo, dawg. I'z on break. Blank this, I ain'ts got time fo' youse.

26 posted on 10/01/2012 8:49:40 AM PDT by bgill
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