This comes as the report found that only 48% of employees and 12% of mid-level executives believe that today’s entry-level employees are well-prepared to do their jobs.
This belief stems from the lack of soft skills from new hires, as cited by 49% of executives and 37% of employees. Other reasons why they don’t think entry-level staff are prepared include:
“The entry-level employee pipeline is broken. Companies must rethink how they source, train and onboard employees,” said Jourdan Hathaway, chief business officer at General Assembly, in a statement.
Hathaway said there are evidence-based approaches to improve workforce readiness.
“Technology apprenticeships and skill training programmes, for example, provide employees with experience that mimics a real work environment, allowing them to build communication and collaboration skills alongside technical skills,” she said.
