Majority Of New York College Grads Not Ready For Work

A recent survey for workplace managers shows most college graduates are not ready for the workforce.

The survey from Intelligent.com got feedback from 1,000 workplace managers

Over 80% Of College Grads Not Ready For Work

The survey on career readiness found that 81 percent of workplace managers say new college graduates are not ready for the workplace.

"Employers have noted that new hires who recently graduated from college are struggling with professionalism in areas like communication, receiving feedback, and appropriate workplace conversation," the website states.

It's unclear what colleges students graduated from, but these three New York colleges were recently named among the worst in America.

The survey found that 33 percent f new graduates "definitely" need training on professional protocols while 48 percent say they "probably do." need training on workplace etiquette.

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"Eighty-three percent of managers at companies with fully in-person attendance say recent college grads definitely or probably need etiquette training, compared to 79% of managers at hybrid companies and 76% of managers at fully remote companies," the website states.

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Only 1 percent said recent hires don't need training.

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Over 50 percent say recent grads don't understand cell phone etiquette in the workplace.

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