Why Employers Aren’t Hiring
There is a growing disconnect in the labor markets. Unemployment remains high and hiring is slow, even when they have openings. As of June, job openings were up 26% from mid-2009, when the economy...
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In a new World of Work Insight Paper Titled: "Strategic Migration – a Short-Term Solution to the Skilled Trades Shortage," Manpower warns that as the global economy recovers, it is necessary to...
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Small Businesses Struggle to Find Skilled Workers
The unemployment rate in Cincinnati, Ohio is nearly 10 percent. But small business owner Dave Hatter is having trouble finding skilled workers. “I’ve got good jobs, Hatter told me during my Workforce...
View ArticleHo! Ho! Ho! Happy Hiring-days?
The end of the year 2010 couldn’t come fast enough for millions of unemployed workers. For them, a full time job will be the best gift ever. And there’s good news on that front. As the economy...
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Despite widely differing stories on job creation and economic growth, the U.S. and India share a common problem: skilled worker shortages. The Indian economy is growing at a 9 percent clip. The U.S....
View ArticleWhy We Need to Hire Fewer and Fewer People
With an election year approaching and unemployment still high, lots of lip service and media ink are being wasted on ways to fix the jobless recovery. What a crock of $#!%. While it is unquestionably...
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Low Literacy and High School Dropouts Fuel Skilled Worker Shortages
A day doesn’t go by that I don’t read a blog, LinkedIn discussion, or business article challenging the existence of a skilled worker shortage. A few weeks ago I presented a keynote address to the...
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A Troubling Tale of Two Job Markets: High Unemployment & Shortages of Workers
Within a 24 hour period of the Bureau of Labor Statistics releasing its latest unemployment data, I received nine articles that might make most people scratch their heads and say “huh.” First, the...
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7 Trends That Will Change the Way You Hire, Manage, and Retain in 2015
“Average is over,” according to Tom Friedman and the pace of change is accelerating. These trends spell both doom and opportunity to the world of human resources. Beneath the cloud of these megatrends...
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The Truth, Myth, and Consequences of Skilled Worker Shortages
The combination of an improving but fickle economy, the accelerating integration of advanced automation into our daily life, and a seismic demographic shift in the workforce have all but pushed...
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