The Growing Skills Gap, Explained In Three Charts
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It's getting worse.
There's high youth unemployment around the world, despite a multitude of job vacancies.
Blame the skills shortage, which 39 percent of employers say is preventing them from filling entry level jobs, according to a McKinsey report. Meanwhile in most of the world, less than half of students think their educations prepare them for employment.
Employers know what we're doing isn't working. Students know it as well. But educational institutions apparently don't, which may be preventing them from making needed changes, as this chart from a McKinsey survey indicates:
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-growing-skills-gap-explained-2012-12#ixzz2FQVWWToB
Josh Leichtung's insight:
This is so obvious, and yet... employers expect a "college degree". Look on LinkedIn for almost any job and that's what you'll find.
We need to focus more on achievements and skills of the individual when hiring, and less on where they went to school.