b'MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGEFromthisextensivelist,theQEPDevelopmentthat represent essential skills as summarized in Table Committee began to identify general characteristics5 (i.e., Wonderlic, National Association of Colleges that individuals should possess in order to succeed inand Employers [NACE], Secretarys Commission on their careers.As previously noted from the literature,Achieving Necessary Skills [SCANS], National Soft Skills commonalities emerged with regard to generalAssociation [NSSA], National Center for Construction terminologysoft skills, employability skills, careerEducation and Research [NCCER], and National Career readiness skills, essential skills, interpersonal skills,Readiness Certificate [NCRC]).While disparate views generic skills, and social competence.However, theexist, a comparison of the essential skills identified by specificity of which skills are essential is more difficult tothese organizations reveals those core essential skills determine, as the list above indicates.Although extensivethat are common.Table 5 illustrates this comparison literature exists, Lippman et al. (2015, p. 13) contendof essential skills among organizations and includes that there is little coherence and communication tofeedback from MGCCCs local advisory councils. agree on terminology and definitions for each specificAmong these commonly identified attributes, the skills skill, as well as their priority.He further states thatthat the local advisory councils identified represent there is a need for common terms and definitionsthe needs of businesses and industries in the MGCCC because employers differ in their definitions of desiredDistrict:punctuality/attendance, interviewfollow skills (Lippman et al., 2015).Several organizationsup/attire, communicationoral/written, teamwork/and developers of soft skill diagnostic tools havecollaboration, interpersonal relationships, problem sought to bring consensus on the core attributessolving/analytical/creativity, and time management.Table 5Attributes of Essential Skills by OrganizationSkills Wonderlic NACE SCANS NSSA NCCER NCRC Local Advisory Local Advisory CommitteeCouncilsInterpersonal/Relationships P P PListening P P PCommunication - Oral/Written P P P P P PProfessionalism P P PTeamwork/Collaboration P P P PCultural Sensitivity P PSelf-Management P PCritical Thinking P PProblem Solving/Analytical/Creativity P P P P P PInitiative P PComputer/Digital Technology PAdaptability/Flexibility PPlanningDecision Making P POrganizationLeadership P PWork Ethic P PInformation Processing PResponsibility/Commitment P P PSelf-Esteem PSociability PIntegrity/Honesty PTime Management P PPunctuality/Attendance P PDependability PConflict Resolution PInterview-Follow-Up/Attire PApplied Mathematics PReading for Information PLocating Information P18 MGCCC QEP 2019'