1. equal opportunity/ADA institution What Do Workers Want? Open communication (65%) Effects on family (60%) Nature of work (59%) Management quality (59%) Supervisor (58%) Control over content (55%) Gain new skills (55%) Job security (54%) Co-worker quality (53%) Job location (50%) Stimulating work (50%) Building Strong Families – Working Overhead #1

2. equal opportunity/ADA institution Why Do We Like Working? Work itself (32%) People at work (23%) Money (12%) Hours (7%) Benefits (6%) Boss (3%) Other (17%) Building Strong Families – Working Overhead #2

3. equal opportunity/ADA institution What Do Employers Expect? Workplace Competencies Resources Identifies, organizes, plans, and allocates Interpersonal Works with others Information Acquires and uses Systems Understands complex interrelationships Technology Works with a variety Building Strong Families – Working Overhead #3

4. equal opportunity/ADA institution What Do Employers Expect? Foundation Skills Basic skills Reads, writes, performs math operations, listens, speaks Thinking skills Creatively makes decisions, solves problems, visualizes, knows how to learn, reasons Personal qualities Responsibility, self-esteem, sociability, self-management, integrity, honesty Building Strong Families – Working Overhead #4