Since everyone is talking about career readiness these days, this Wall Street Journalinterview with a recruiting director for Amazon.com seems like it may have some K-12 pertinence (in a trickle-down kind of way). At one point, she talks about what Amazon looks for in candidates with MBAs:

The core qualities that cut across each of those positions are a really strong sense of ownership, customer obsession, a strong bias for action and teamwork. Built in there is the ability to influence others, to invent and deliver on behalf of the customer.

We'll ask them to tell us about times that they've owned projects from start to finish. We'll talk about tying results to customer demands. We tend to look for real, practical work experience.

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