job readiness
Career entry preparation
Job readiness is the state of being prepared to enter the workforce—having the skills, knowledge, and habits employers expect.
This includes both hard skills specific to a field and soft skills like punctuality, communication, and professional conduct.
Job readiness programs help unemployed or underemployed people develop these qualities: The community college offers job readiness training for recent graduates.
- career pathwaysRoutes through professional life
- career counselorAdvisor for work paths
- trade schoolsJob-focused training institutions
- soft skillsInterpersonal workplace competencies
- employabilityQualification for work
apprenticeship · training · career planning · skills gap · education · upskilling · teamwork · interview techniques · mock interview · adaptability · communication · internships · workforce development · transferable skills · work ethic · emotional intelligence · hands-on training · business ethics
- job marketjobs, employment, job seekers, job search, job hunting
- career prepcareer exploration, vocational training, career counseling, skill development, internships
- job assistancejob search, job placement, job boards, job fairs, job listings
- job readinessemployability, job skills, soft skills, hard skills, communication skills
- job trainingjob training, apprenticeships, vocational schools, vocational school, mentoring
- prison programsGED classes, GED programs, vocational training, life skills, drug treatment
job readinessunpreparedness
Lacking readiness beforehand
unqualified · unprepared · ill-prepared · underprepared · green
job readinessunemployability
Inability to gain work
unemployable · unhirable · long-term unemployment · career stagnation · underemployment
job readinessincompetence
Lack of required skill
untrained · unskilled · skill gap · unqualified · unreliability