High School Graduate Employment Trends and the Skills Graduates Need to Enter Texas Manufacturing Industries.

DeLeon, John E.; Borchers, Ralph E.

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High School Graduate Employment Trends and the Skills Graduates Need to Enter Texas Manufacturing Industries.

DeLeon, John E.; Borchers, Ralph E.

Journal of Vocational and Technical Education, v15 n1 p28-41 Fall 1998

In a survey of 54 personnel/human resource directors, 8 trainers, and 16 managers in Texas manufacturing firms, 34% forecast a decrease in hiring of high school graduates. Most-desired skill categories were group interaction, employability, and personal development, not communication and computation. (SK)

Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Potential, Entry Workers, High School Graduates, Job Skills, Manufacturing Industry

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