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John – Technical side I’m comfortable, it’s the soft skills, interpersonal teaming, and resume building that are ranked high by employers
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Terri – soft skills assessment have been added to the pre-hire process at Boeing. Employees need to understand the dynamics in the workplace to be a productive worker. They need to communicate in various environments and be a part of a team.
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Amy – Every curriculum should touch on soft skills (soft skills literacy)
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Ryan – Soft skills are a nationwide problem. The US Chamber of Commerce says that students aren’t prepared enough. Junior Achievement has a success skills program that tracks readiness. We know students are learning to write a resume, but they still lack the follow up skills such as bringing a resume with them on an interview and writing a thank you.
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Lynn – Employers tell me that a good attitude is most important. Do CTE classes discuss this?
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Angel – At CCA we have a career readiness program that coaches students. They can also participate in job club to practice interview skills and our advisory board critiques their resumes.
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Lynn – Customer services – there are soft skills in everything we do.
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Murray – Being able to talk about what they’ve learned and apply skills to incorporate objectives.
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Amy – There is a work readiness credential that tests for soft skills. There is a cost to taking this test and the WDC is looking in to it and waiting to see how pilots are going.
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Ryan – Seattle has implemented a program to increase soft skills through internships which allows student to begin learning soft skills on many levels.
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