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Saturday, October 27, 2018
Study: Almost half of today's workforce believes college degrees prepare them for the job interview, not the job - Skye Learning
While most college grads believe their college educations were worth the cost, many of them say their degrees did not help much when it comes to excelling in today's workforce. More than two-in five say that their college degrees helped only to get them in the door for a job interview -- or did not help them in their careers at all. The first annual Workplace Confidence study, commissioned by the online learning destination, Skye Learning, found that almost half of workers surveyed (44 percent) don't think their college education played an important role in giving them the skills needed to succeed on the job.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/study-almost-half-of-todays-workforce-believes-college-degrees-prepare-them-for-the-job-interview-not-the-job-300732157.html
