{"id":37523,"date":"2025-01-21T03:47:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T03:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/?p=37523"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:20:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:20:34","slug":"wi_skills_survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/wi_skills_survey\/","title":{"rendered":"New survey reveals traditional undergraduate education is not preparing\u00a0students for the workforce\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recent graduates and HR leaders agree schools fall short, at great cost to both parties.<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

A new survey sponsored by <\/span>Hult International Business School<\/span><\/a> reveals\u00a0that traditional undergraduate education programs are not adequately preparing students for the workplace, to the detriment of both employees and companies.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Startling feedback from respondents \u2013 including less than a quarter (<\/strong><\/span>24%) of recent college graduates who say they have all the skills they need for their current role<\/strong> \u2013 highlights the need for a new strategy from traditional degree programs. The survey also found that\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>77% of recent graduates say they learned more in six months on the job than during their entire undergraduate experience<\/strong>; and that a whopping 96% of HR leaders believe <\/strong><\/span>schools need to take more responsibility for workforce training<\/strong>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Key findings<\/b><\/p>\n

Key findings of the new survey, which queried 800 HR leaders and 800 full-time employees (1,600 total respondents) at U.S. organizations, offer a better understanding of how younger workers are faring at work. Employee respondents were ages 22-27, in full-time business roles, and had received an undergraduate degree within the past three years. Main takeaways include:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Most recent graduates say their traditional undergraduate education let them down:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n