Preparing for the Future: Employer Perspectives on Work Readiness Skills

For this report, released in 2006, MBAE examined existing information about employer driven definitions of key standards for high school graduates in the areas of basic academic skills, technical skills, and work readiness skills and conducted focus groups with Massachusetts employers. The findings were used to inform educators and policy-makers about the work readiness skills that employers expect of Massachusetts high school graduates and describe the skills and characteristics that corporations require for entry-level positions with potential for growth and advancement.

Full report here