Writing+skills

Writing skills are vital for today's employees, but few have them.
 BY [|MARK HENRICKS] | July 1, 2007 | (Entrepreneur.com) 

 Since starting Ricochet Public Relations seven years ago, Todd Aydelotte has tested the writing skills of scores of college graduates applying for jobs at the $3 million New York City PR firm. The test, a challenging exercise in translating complex technical jargon into business prose, has usually proved too much for applicants, who include many alumni of elite institutions. "The majority of people who take this test fail it," says the entrepreneur. "That's been a real shocker to me." [|Read more here].