What Employers Want: Lesson Plans and Strategies to Teach Soft Skills and Career Readiness to Students

Graduating high school and college students may believe they are ready for a job, but employers think otherwise. Business educators and employers both agree that graduates overestimate their confidence, competence and career-readiness for employment. In this session, the presenter shares the employer perspective about skills that students are lacking, what traits and soft skills that employers demand in new hires, and shares career-ready and employability lesson plans and resources used to bridge the gap.

Presenter: Charisse Woodward