skilled worker shortages

Millennials’ Lack of Financial Literacy Costs Employers Too

Previously (in 9 Workplace Trends Worth Knowing,) Ira Wolfe wrote about the troubling statistic between recent graduates (Millennials) and their preparedness for professional environments. Specifically it was stated that four…

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…

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…

Success Performance Solutions President Forecasts “Worsening Perfect Labor Storm”

Read more at Success Performance Solutions President to Deliver Keynote at PA Workforce Development Summit (via SBWire…

A Shortage of ICD-10 Workers Threatens HealthCare Bottom Lines

While changes are transforming almost every industry, perhaps no individual profession will be impacted with the next few years as much as healthcare. And within that industry, no single job…

Survey Says Students Find Schoolwork Too Easy

How can the United States continue to compete in a global economy if the entering workforce is made up of high school graduates who lack the skills they need, and…

Growing Skills Gap Poses Opportunity for Skilled Freelancers

To prepare our students to move into these new roles, schools will need to place an emphasis on creativity, independent thinking, self-directed work, and openness to experimentation and risk…

Contingent Workforce Will Double by 2020 – Are Your Prepared?

Until the 1980s, people were typically hired with the idea that they would stay with the same company until they retired. Most American company workforces were composed almost exclusively of…

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…

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…