Publications

Please explore over a decade of publications from the Heldrich Center!

Listed below are selected publications from the Heldrich Center. On the left, you will find publications organized according to publication type (e.g., research brief, presentation, etc.). Below, publications can be viewed in alphabetical or chronological order.

    • Employer Perceptions of Associate Degrees: Information Technology Technicians in Detroit and Seattle

      Jun 14, 2012

      Published by the Community College Research Center, Teachers College, this brief compares how associate and bachelor's degrees are perceived by employers seeking to hire IT technicians.

    • Left Out. Forgotten? Recent High School Graduates and the Great Recession

      Jun 06, 2012

      Documents the severe problems that graduates from the high school classes of 2006 through 2011 have encountered. Examines the experiences of high school graduates in the labor market, how well high school graduates feel they were prepared for the job market or attending college, and how recent high school graduates feel about their financial futures.

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    • Left Out. Forgotten? Recent High School Graduates and the Great Recession - Media Release

      Jun 06, 2012

      Press release for report that documents the severe problems that graduates from the high school classes of 2006 through 2011 have encountered. Examines the experiences of high school graduates in the labor market, how well high school graduates feel they were prepared for the job market or attending college, and how recent high school graduates feel about their financial futures

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    • The State of the U.S. Workforce System: A Time for Incremental Realignment or Serious Reform?

      Jun 05, 2012

      Aims to start a dialogue about the U.S. workforce system by asking: What would a 21st Century workforce system look like if we built it for today’s economy, using today’s tools and processes? And, in the new economy, where and how can the public workforce system add true and targeted value?

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    • Net Impact's Talent Report: What Workers Want in 2012

      May 23, 2012

      Examines college students' life goals, expectations of coming onto the job market, what attributes they find desirable in jobs, and the sectors of the economy they would like to work in. Also focuses on the workforce, looking first at the life goals for three generational cohorts. Explores overall job satisfaction, components of job satisfaction, and what they would look like in an ideal job. Also examines job tradeoffs — what they might be willing to give up in salary for other benefits.

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