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Why Employers Prefer to Hire GED Graduates

The GED is designed so that only 60% of high school seniors can pass this comprehensive exam. For the employer, this means that a GED graduate has a higher skill level than 40% of high school graduates. Hiring GED graduates takes the guesswork out of employee basic skill level.

Employers have many questions about the GED. How does a GED compare to a high school diploma? What skills does the GED graduate possess? How do these skills interface with the job market?

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GED: A Needed Edge in the Job Market

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You keep hearing it on the news: The economy is having trouble. Gas and food are getting more expensive. There is more competition for jobs. And more and more jobs require a high school degree. What’s the solution for someone who never graduated high school? Getting a GED can help you get or keep a job in troubled economic times.

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GED Education in the Workplace

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by Leonard Williams

As the demand for educated workers grows, employers find themselves in a dilemma. 39 million American adults never earned a high school diploma, limiting the pool of qualified workers. One innovative solution is a GED training program in the workplace, and employers find that assisting workers to earn a GED provides significant rewards.

The GED high school equivalency test is growing in importance in the workplace. Around 30 million American adults rank “Below Basic” in prose literacy, the lowest literacy ranking, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL).

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