down Go Back to Our Ideas Report/Research Employability Skills Infographicright Resource Guideright Resource Appendixright At a Glance What employability skills are most important for young people preparing for the workforce? This infographic and accompanying guides synthesize research to answer this question. Published nov. 18, 2017 Contributor Sheila Jackson Director Capabilites Design Invest Area of Work Meeting Employer Needs Topics Career Pathways Employers Youth Adults Policy/Government State & Local Workforce Systems Community College Credentials Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share via Email
Engaging with Employers? Talk Less. Listen More. PUBLISHED NOV. 01, 2018 At JFF’s Postsecondary State Network meeting, college leaders from Ohio and Hawaii explained how listening was a gamechanger in their states.
Post Closing the Skills Gap Originally Published by POLITICO.com By Jamie Dimon and JFF's former CEO Marlene B. Seltzer on January 05, 2014 Today, nearly 11 million Americans are unemployed. Yet, at the same time, 4 million jobs sit unfilled. This is the “skills gap”—the
Report/Research Engaging Employers to Benefit Low-Income Job Seekers: Lessons from the Jobs Initiative Employers make choices that are key to the ability of low-income people to get and keep jobs and to advance in the workforce. Given this important role, Engaging Employers to Benefit Low-Income Job Seekers asks: What kinds of employers are
Report/Research Competencies That Count: Strategies for Assessing High-Performance Skills Competencies That Count provides case studies of selected methodologies that schools and employers use to assess high-performance skills. It offers a starting point for those who seek to equip students with a broad range of skills, which are increasingly
