The soft-skills crisis: 1 in 4 execs wouldn't even think of hiring an entry-level Gen Z grad

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One thing both bosses and workers can agree on: Entry-level workers aren’t cut out for the job. 

Fewer than half of workers (48%) and just 12% of mid-level executives think today’s entry-level workers are adequately prepared for the workforce, according to a new report from General Assembly, a technology education provider.