The USA Today had an interesting article this week detailing the results of a poll which analyzed business leaders' thoughts on today's college graduates.
"Too many policymakers and educational leaders are focused on the tests rather than on what is really important: whether students are learning what they need to know," Roberts Jones, president of Education & Workforce Policy, a consulting firm based in Alexandria, Va. told the USA Today.
Of of the poll's findings: 57 percent said half or fewer of today's college graduates have the knowledge necessary to advance in today's workplace. However. 65 percent say that most college graduates have the skill set to succeed in entry-level positions.
According to the business leaders polled, the skills most lacking in this group are global knowledge, self-direction, and writing.
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