Less Than 10% Of Companies Offer Remedial Training For New Hires

Jan. 13, 2005
Compiled By Michael A. Verespej Despite the fact that more than one-third of all job applicants don't have the necessary reading and math skills that employers demand, the number of companies offering remedial training to new employees has dropped by ...
Compiled ByMichael A. Verespej Despite the fact that more than one-third of all job applicants don't have the necessary reading and math skills that employers demand, the number of companies offering remedial training to new employees has dropped by 50% in the past decade, says the New York-based American Management Assn. Its annual survey -- Basic Skills, Job Skills, and Psychological Measurement -- found that 34.1% of job applicants tested last year were rejected by prospective employers because of insufficient math or reading skills. Yet only 7% of the employers surveyed said that they hired skills-deficient applicants and offered some form of remedial training.

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