Businesses and industrial firms want future employees who:

• have learned how to learn;

• possess listening and oral communication skills;

• are adaptable because of creative thinking and problem-solving expertise; and

• are effective in groups using interpersonal skills, negotiation skills and teamwork.

• SCANS (Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary skills), "What Work Requires of Schools: A SCANS Report for America 2000," Washington, DC: US Department of Labor, 1991.