Schools need to teach soft skills

The Journal-Times:

"They just can't present themselves -- they have alcohol on their breath, bad hygiene, or some just kind of keep putting their foot in their mouth: They say they're looking for a job because their unemployment compensation is about to run out."

Nor are these just the extreme examples, stories swapped by business owners in a "you won't believe this one" conversation. There's a noticeable, serious lack of "soft skills" -- the skills you would need at any job, regardless of the field, just to remain in good standing with your employer -- among those looking for work, or newly employed, in Racine County .

Most of us learned these fundamental soft skills at home, at an early age: Show up for work every day you're scheduled, unless you're truly too sick to go in. Show up on time, ready to work. When you're on the clock, you're expected to be working.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at January 18, 2013 3:29 AM
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