Curious to find the same information from another source to verify it is real.

They are often smart, talented people, but lack the skills to operate in a business (business writing, comms, etc.). We recruit, then train the heck out of them and have had good outcomes.

Sadly, it has not gotten better. It is something I actively have to train people when they join our company.

Hard disagree. That would require a library of well written emails to reference (which, in my experience are not very common).

I would add communication, business writing and problem solving to the existing curriculum. They are the biggest deficits I see in new grads (even liberal arts).