The Workplace Readiness Study

How well do new employees and their managers line up on what it takes to succeed at work?

Anonymous • about 2 minutes • no name or school

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Question 1

Which best describes you?

Employer, hiring manager or supervisor Career center counselor or advisor Current college student Recent graduate (in the workforce 0 to 3 years) None of these

Region

Question 2

In your experience, are there meaningful differences in workplace expectations between new employees and their managers?

Yes, clearly Somewhat Not really No

Question 3

How important is each of these for succeeding in today's workplace?

1 = Not important 5 = Essential

Anything important we left off? (optional)

Question 4

How ready are new employees on each of these?

Select a role above and this adapts to you.

Question 5

Where do new employees tend to exceed expectations?

Select up to two.

Question 6

When friction happens, what best explains it?

Question 7

When a new employee uses casual communication (short replies, informal tone, emojis), how is it usually received at work?

Seen as fine and normal Mixed / depends Often seen as unprofessional Not sure

Question 8 • optional

One story (optional)

Describe one moment where expectations between a new employee and a manager did not line up, in either direction, and what happened.

Thank you

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