EMPLOYERS LOOK FOR GREAT COMMUNICATORS, NOT GR8 COMMUNICATORS.

EMPLOYERS LOOK FOR GREAT COMMUNICATORS, NOT GR8 COMMUNICATORS.

More than 73 percent of employers rank strong written communications skills as a key attribute they seek in employees. So while text speak is fine for sending a quick message to a friend or posting on social media, like most things, it has a time and a place.*

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How much do you really know about today's libraries?

 

Every two days now the human race creates as much information as we did from the dawn of civilization until 2003.

True

False

Employers believe most college graduates are prepared to locate, organize and evaluate information.

True

False

92% of U.S. households have a computer with an internet connection.

True

False

More and more Americans are consuming beverages on-the-go.

True

False

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*National Association of Colleges and Employers. Job Outlook: The Candidate Skills/Qualities Employers Want, the Influence of Attributes
http://www.naceweb.org/s11122014/job-outlook-skills-qualities-employers-want.aspx

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