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33% of Employees Fail at This. Do You?
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 8:57 pm
by Narrock
How well do you write? Whether it's an e-mail memo or a complex report, fully one-third of the U.S. workforce does not meet the minimum writing requirements of the jobs they currently hold, according to a survey by the College Board's National Commission on Writing.
"Businesses are really crying out. They need to have people who write better," College Board President Gaston Caperton, told The Associated Press. The survey was done with 64 companies across six industries representing 4 million employees: mining; construction; manufacturing; transportation and utilities; services and finance; and insurance and real estate.
With a computer on every desk, writing is more important now than it has ever been. Fully 66 percent of all salaried workers in large U.S. companies have jobs that require at least some writing. Sadly, not everyone is up to the task.
The top writing problems for most employees:
• Accuracy
• Clarity
• Spelling
• Punctuation
• Grammar
• Conciseness
Those who have mastered these writing skills are among the most sought after employees. "There's no way to say that writing has gotten worse," said Susan Traiman, director of the education initiative for the Business Roundtable, told AP. Rather, "the demand has gotten greater."
That demand has spread to jobs that once were filled by employees who didn't have to know a verb from a noun, including electricians, engineers, and foremen. Improving your writing skills is worth the time and effort. More than half the companies surveyed said they do assess writing skills when they make hiring and promotion decisions for salaried employees.
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 9:17 pm
by Tossica
My writing skills have been solid since age 10.
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 9:20 pm
by Tae-Bo
how interesting *looks at the moon*
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:56 pm
by Harrison
Tossica wrote:My writing skills have been solid since age 10.
Reinforced when you were homeless macking the rich chicks?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:46 am
by Jennay
Same as Tossica for me, I've always have a knack for writing and have always scored way above average on tests and stuff. I just can't imagine being someone who struggles with spelling and the rest (grammar, puncuation, etc) are just common sense.
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:10 am
by Aatrex
Jennay wrote:Same as Tossica for me, I've always have a knack for writing and have always scored way above average on tests and stuff. I just can't imagine being someone who struggles with spelling and the rest (grammar, puncuation, etc) are just common sense.
lolz
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:07 am
by Zanchief
Jennay wrote:I've always have a knack for writing
New sig?
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:41 am
by kaharthemad
My skills are pretty good when I take the time to write. I have problems on board posts since im usually standing up and I have little time for posting.
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:53 am
by Darcler
I'm more gooder than 905 of this bored. I konw spelling, grammer, and punctuashon.
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:27 am
by Tossica
Harrison wrote:Tossica wrote:My writing skills have been solid since age 10.
Reinforced when you were homeless macking the rich chicks?
Yes.
My writing skills came in handy when forging checks from their rich daddy's checkbook, random offensive graffiti and antiestablishment propaganda.
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:42 am
by Narrock
Aatrex wrote:Jennay wrote:Same as Tossica for me, I've always have a knack for writing and have always scored way above average on tests and stuff. I just can't imagine being someone who struggles with spelling and the rest (grammar, puncuation, etc) are just common sense.
lolz
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:06 am
by Aatrex
Oh shit I missed the one Zanchief posted ><
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:14 am
by leah
D. Duck wrote:how interesting *looks at the moon*
that made me giggle
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 2:24 pm
by Treehorn
I thought this was going to be about using the bathroom then leaving without washing hands first...