AP English Language and Composition Quiz
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Read the following excerpt from an essay in a regional business journal:
"Executives love to say they 'can't find talent,' as if ability were a mineral hidden underground. Yet our state's community colleges graduate thousands of credentialed adults each year, many of them balancing work and family. The problem is not supply; it's the narrow doorway employers insist on using. When a job posting demands a four-year degree for tasks that can be learned in a paid apprenticeship, the company is choosing scarcity. If we want productivity, we should reward firms that publish skills-based requirements, partner with local programs, and measure retention rather than résumés collected. The tight labor market is not a mystery. It is a mirror."
The author most likely addresses an audience that…
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