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Employers look for candidates who are able to hold themselves accountable, are adaptable and have a strong work ethic. Some employers feel that professionalism is lacking in new hires, and some suggest this is due to generational differences.

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"The other piece that I think we are seeing is when the program—you know, it's a transitional program from an LPN to an RN—so it's maybe a different sort of graduate. And maybe that's where some of those skills, the ability to see the big picture and focus, have that sense of professional practice—and that's one of the concerns that we've seen." Central
"I guess my only other comment is we talk a lot about the communication piece and the professionalism. I want them to show up as professionals, not with spikes in their noses." Central
"Employer 1: I've asked that—if they are professional—to act and look like a professional. To not look like somebody that we pulled off the street to work. And with our society today, that's a change. They're like, 'What are you talking about?' They don't get that. And I know I'm an old codger. I'm an old fuddy-duddy. But the reality is that's what our patients expect—a degree of professionalism.

Employer 2: That's right. That's right."		 Central
"We get a ton of people apply, but if you tell them they are going to have to scrub a floor on their hands and knees, or they will have to give somebody a bath, they'll say, 'That's not what I'm here for.' And I just think, 'So, then, why did you apply for a job that does that?'

Question: So, is it a lack of awareness of what the scope of the job is?

Employer: I'm not sure that it's a lack of awareness. I really think it's an attitude of, 'I don't want to do that. I know that's what the job is, but I'm not going to do that.'"		 Central
"It's the attitude of the applicants, and sometimes that they don't have a good work ethic anymore. Their attitude is often 'Why should I have to work? I only came here and applied because somebody told me that I had to.' Those attitudes are really in those direct care staff." Central
"And I think part of it—I don't know if it's cultural or generational versus educational—I mean, there is a big difference in the generational attitudes that we are seeing in the younger employees versus employees in their 40s or 50s. For the younger employees, there's not a lot of willingness to go above and beyond at all. If you can teach that that's part of the expectation, that would be wonderful." Central