work readiness
Ready for employment
Work readiness is the state of being prepared to enter and succeed in employment.
It encompasses practical skills, appropriate attitudes, and basic competencies employers expect: showing up on time, following instructions, communicating professionally, working with others.
The training program focuses on work readiness for recent graduates.
Often used in workforce development and vocational contexts.
- literacyAbility to read, write
- computer literacyBasic technology proficiency
- industry standardsAgreed-upon sector norms
- numeracyAbility with figures
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
resilience · motivation · perseverance · self-discipline · business ethics · nine to five · entry level · hitting the ground running · goal-setting · initiative · adaptability · reliability · time management · safety protocols · emotional intelligence · critical thinking · organizational skills · interpersonal skills
- adult educationadult education, adult learning, GED prep, adult classes, adult education center
- career testingaptitude test, career test, vocational test, career assessment, job aptitude
- job readinessemployability, job skills, soft skills, hard skills, communication skills
- vocational rehabilitationjob placement, job coaching, job coach, employment services, placement services
- employment servicestemp agency, staffing firm, job placement, job listings, recruiter
- reentryreentry, reentry vehicle, reentry capsule, heat shield, ablative
work readinessunpreparedness
Lacking readiness beforehand
unemployability · unqualified · inexperience · unskilled · untrained
work readinessunreliability
Tendency to disappoint expectations
unprofessionalism · irresponsibility · unaccountability · immaturity
work, readiness, works, worked, working, worker, workers, workable, workman