How do employers know if a recent college graduate has enough skills, experience and knowledge to perform in a professional workplace? Graduating with top honors may not be enough as the Council for Aid to Education (CAE), a non-profit organization in New York has created a college exit exam to discover just how well-prepared the graduates are, and to give employers a better idea at who they’re hiring, reported the Chicago Tribune.
雇主们如何知道一个应届毕业生是否有能力、有经验、并有相应的学识从而能够胜任专业性很强的工作呢？即使是优秀毕业生对于“美国教育援助委员会”（CAE）也并不意味着完美。“美国教育援助委员会”是一个坐落在纽约的非盈利组织，它创办了一项毕业考试从而检测挖掘应届毕业生们是否真的准备好了接受工作，并帮助雇主更全面的了解他们打算雇佣的雇员。这则消息源自“芝加哥论坛报”的报道。
The exam is called Collegiate Learning Assessment Plus and according to the Council for Aid to Education, over 700 institutions in the United States and around the world use the exam. U.S. schools that have signed up for the use of the exam include some Massachusetts, California and Texas state universities. The test aims to increase student metrics so faculty and administrators can make better “decisions about grading, scholarships, admissions, or placement.” CAE conducts these tests by presenting students with real-world situations that test the students’ skills in issue, problem or conflict is identified and then address the it.
这种考试被称为大学学习评估附加考试。据“美国教育援助委员会”统计，在美国和世界范围内有超过700所机构使用这项考试。美国高校已经签约参加这项考试的学校包括马萨诸塞州、加利福尼亚州和德克萨斯州的一些州立大学。这项考试旨在增加学生的量性指标，以方便教工和管理员能够更好的“决定其分数、奖学金、录取、或人员配置”。“美国教育援助委员会”通过向学生展示真实世界中的情景来测试鉴定学生在遇到问题、困难或者冲突时的能力，并给予评价。
The Council for Aid to Education was established in 1952 and was one of the first organizations to give statistics on private giving to higher education and has become a leader in collegiate statistics.
“美国教育援助委员会”成立于1952年，是最早统计私自赠与高等学府数据的组织其一，并成为大学统计数据的领头人。
Just last week, President Barack Obama proposed ideas on cutting the cost of college and managing debt after graduation with a new college ranking system. Combined with the Collegiate Learning Assessment Plus exit exam, it may be easier for employers to know exactly what type of workers students are and possibly help put more college grads to work sooner rather than later.
就在上周，美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马发表了采用新型大学排名系统并削减大学收费和毕业后债务管理的建议。加上大学学习评估附加毕业考试，也许可以使雇主能够更准确的了解为他们工作的学生，并且尽早尽快的帮助更多的大学应届毕业生找到工作。
