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EMPLOYERS’ EXPECTATIONS FOR “ WORK READY “ GRADUATES

EMPLOYERS’ EXPECTATIONS FOR “ WORK READY “ GRADUATES. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. Employees UVU Grads and current students Friday afternoons – Internal education classes. Text is good. Grammar and spelling horrible. “ Him and me went … “ “ Give the book to David and I “

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EMPLOYERS’ EXPECTATIONS FOR “ WORK READY “ GRADUATES

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  1. EMPLOYERS’ EXPECTATIONS FOR “ WORK READY “ GRADUATES

  2. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Employees UVU Grads and current students Friday afternoons – Internal education classes. Text is good. Grammar and spelling horrible. “ Him and me went … “ “ Give the book to David and I “ Cannot compose acceptable emails and proposals to customers. Provides employees with grammar books to study. Many have not read an entire book.

  3. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Need Business Communications classes similar to BYU Written patent applications - reflect on the company’s competence

  4. Verbal Communications Lack organization for presentations – reciting facts at random Voice projection – weak based on lack of experience Body language and turning back on audience while speaking

  5. Verbal Communications Need more experience in public speaking Public speaking should be an essential elective course Sponsor Competition - Presentation on case study problem solutions BYU vs. U of U. Will include UVU students who may need polishing of presentation skills

  6. EMPLOYER ENGAGED APPLIED PROJECT-BASED LEARNING Internships to develop “ Rookie Smarts “ Projects include digital marketing Today’s workplace is rapidly becoming much more digital Encourage interns to do homework and understand the background of the company for most effective interviews when applying Too many applicants come in and appear “ mentally lazy “

  7. EMPLOYER ENGAGED APPLIED PROJECT-BASED LEARNING Year around internships - 90 days Real work place projects e.g. Evaluating chemicals on a wafer One project saved the company $10 million Guidance by mentor and supervisor, but most work is autonomous At the end of the project the intern presents the results to 30 -40 people IM Flash has hired several individuals and through this evaluation process has improved the quality of new hires

  8. CRITICAL THINKING/PROBLEM Solving Google CEO – SundarPichai Softer-skilled mid-level jobs are being rapidly digitized and automated and training needs to stay nimble and be a constant “ Medium-digital “ skills in America have grown from 40 percent of jobs in 2002 to 48 percent in 2016. IT support requires some amount of technical education, but doesn’t require the ability to code. Digital technology should be empowering people Managing budgets Planning events Supporting software Maintaining hardware

  9. CRITICAL THINKING/PROBLEM Solving Computational thinking - processing differently Unpacking problems

  10. Team Work • In selecting leaders look for “ Hungry, Humble and Smart About People “ • Hungry = Competitive • Humble = Teachable • Smart About People = Social Types • Drivers • Expressives • Amiables • Analytics • The Key is Adaptability

  11. Team Work Business majors were more effective on teaming, and it reflected the curriculum for their major working on case studies. The bank hired History, Political Science and other majors that were usually shorter term employees until they found a job in their field. Most of them were more interested in completing their tasks and less interested in the more comprehensive project.

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