|
"Four in 10 U.S. college students graduate without the complex reasoning skills to manage white-collar work, according to the results of a test of nearly 32,000 students.
The test, which was administered at 169 colleges and universities in 2013 and 2014 and released Thursday, reveals broad variation in the intellectual development of the nation’s students depending on the type and even location of the school they attend. The exam, known as the Collegiate Learning Assessment Plus, measures the intellectual gains made between freshman and senior year. The test doesn't cover subject-area knowledge; rather it assesses things like critical thinking, analytical reasoning, document literacy, writing and communication -- essentially mimicking the baseline demands for professionals." http://www.wsj.com/articles/test-finds-many-students-ill-prepared-to-enter-work-force-1421432744?mod=e2fb
35 Comments
"The climate has changed—in HR. The old model of talent management that came as an answer to the “war on talent” isn't as relevant as it once was, but that doesn't mean talent management is dead... Job fit, employee engagement, and high-potential development are the new DNA of talent management. It’s not extinct, merely evolved. And people, now, have taken over."
Read more at : http://info.profilesinternational.com/profiles-employee-assessment-blog/bid/208682/has-talent-management-gone-the-way-of-the-dinosaur?source=Blog_Email_[Has%20Talent%20Managemen] |
Archives
January 2021
Categories |
RSS Feed