Transition From College To Workplace

Item: Bridging the gap between college and career: LCSC listens to businesses on how to better prepare people for workforce /Brian Walker, Coeur d’Alene Press

More Info: Employers realize something needs to be done when some prospective employees out of college are more proficient at texting than cursive. “They may have to be yanked out of their world or there’s going to be a bunch of cave people sitting around and grunting at each other,” said Jennifer Johnson of Bailies Storage. Johnson was among those who participated in Lewis-Clark State College-Coeur d’Alene’s “Business of Listening” session on Wednesday at the Post Falls Chamber of Commerce aimed at better equipping graduates for the workforce.

Question: How can colleges & public schools better prepare students for the workplace?