College Graduates Aren't Ready for the Real World

By MEL LEVINE

Forum: Join an online discussion about whether college graduates really are poorly prepared for the workplace, and whether colleges are responsible.

We are witnessing a pandemic of what I call "worklife unreadiness," and colleges face a daunting challenge in immunizing students against it.

Swarms of start-up adults, mostly in their 20s, lack the traction needed to engage the work

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