Skills Shortages
War for healthcare workers to heat up
The war for healthcare workers is about to heat up. According to a survey of 285 hospital chief executive officers conducted by AMN Healthcare, most hospital CEOs plan in the…
H1N1 Will Expose Crisis of Finding Skilled Workers
A large spike in H1N1 screenings could clog a lab system already struggling with a shortage of skilled workers. A shortage of hospital beds and public health providers also looms…
For Young Workers, Job Outlook is Disastrous!
Young workers across the board are struggling to keep their heads above water. They’ve put off adulthood and a full 34 percent of workers under 35 live with their…
Are Baby Boomers overstaying their welcome as guests in the workplace?
Baby Boomer retirement – It’s like waiting for a table in a busy restaurant when the guests at the table you want have finished their dessert and paid the bill…
Are all your employees as smart as a 5th Grader?
Are all your employees as smart as a 5th Grader? The anwer is sadly no when nearly 1 out of 7 working age adults can’t fill out a job…
The dirty little secret: skill shortages
“Having hundreds of well-trained engineers means little if the technology those engineers know best is being phased out…
More Women as Breadwinners: Low NY Literacy Rates a Factor
July 7, 2009 NEW YORK – In New York and across the country, far more men have lost jobs during the current recession than have women, and that's…
Recession Emphasizes Shift in Men to Women as Breadwinners
The following was published on the Public News Service website this morning. An audio of the interview is available on the website or by downloading here. LANCASTER, Pa. – In…
Are working learners trapped in a paradigm shift?
Our nation’s existing postsecondary system seems caught in a paradigm shift similar to what retail business experiencing: how do you blend bricks-and-mortar with virtual shopping? Education…
More than half of working age Philadelphians lack literacy skills
When I think about The Perfect Labor Storm, the following gets my attention. More than half (52.2 percent) of working-age Philadelphians (550,000 adults) lack necessary work force…