Compared personnel managers' (N=51) perceptions of requisite skills for successful employment and the actual competence of entry level workers. Results indicated a significant discrepancy between needed skills and the competence that secondary school graduates bring to the work place. Speaking and listening were rated most important. (JAC)

To learn the order of importance managers place on different areas of knowledge, skills, and attributes possessed by college graduates, a questionnaire was sent to all members of the American Society of Personnel Administrators in Hawaii. People-oriented characteristics were ranked more important than business or quantitative skills. (CT)