Why Some Engineering Students Fail In Industry

From Rick Stephens, Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Administration at the Boeing Company in an article in The Bridge - Aligning Engineering Education and Experience to Meet the Needs of Industry and Society:

"There are few reports from industry that students don't have the right technical competency to succeed - the engineering school accreditation process has ensured the acquisition of technical competencies.  Rather, engineering majors who fail in industry are those who have all the right technical competencies but not the soft or people skills to be successful.  Specifically, they tend to lack the ability to work well in teams, communicate effectively, define problems, and consider alternative and creative solutions.  They also tend to rely too heavily on digital tools in their efforts to develop solutions that can be delivered in the real world."