MOST, of Detroit residents lack even the basic skills to hold down a full time job

A recent evaluation is MOST, yes MOST, of Detroit residents lack even the basic skills to hold down a full time job. It's the soft skills they lack. Showing up, courtesy, working a full day, not spending all your time on the phone, respecting your boss. These skills are culture based and not trainable by industry. The idea that a company should instruct an unmotivated potential employee on the importance of actually showing up sorta on time is never going to happen. I think some basic soft skill training could be done in churches. After all an employed person can pay a better tithe... HMM?

Detroit's next hurdle on road to recovery: Not enough skilled workers to fill jobs

business.financialpost.com

In addition to not having skills for manufacturing jobs, many Detroiters lack 'soft skills' such as showing up for work, or even staying off cell phones during job interviews