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Maintenance Worker Crisis Song: An Workforce Anthem?
With a very clever song and "karaoke-like" powerpoint presentation, the people at MPACT Learning Center, a training center for maintenance workers, tell a story of their skilled…
Want Employable Skills? Hire Gamers!
While many employers and parents view computers and the Internet as a mixed blessing, most assume that there is no real upside to video games After all, the thousands of…
Shortage Of Veterinarians Threatens Food Supply
The Department of Labor projects 28,000 veterinary job openings by 2012. Currently, universities produce about 2,500 vets each year. The annual shortfall is projected to be about 5…
Iowa: Another state warns about increasing number of unfilled jobs
While the ripple effect of the credit crisis continues to make waves, state after state are releasing new reports detailing an increasing number of unfilled jobs. A new report…
Skyrocketing costs and worker shortages
Higher cost of construction and building materials along with an acute shortage of skilled workers, technicians and engineers, has raised an alarm in the region. Sound familiar –…
2 Million Minutes – How American H.S. Students Spend Their Time
As soon as a student completes the 8th grade, the clock starts ticking. From that very moment the child has approximately…Two Million Minutes until high school graduation……
Only 1 in 2000 Admin Assistants Have the Right Job Skills
The irony is dramatic – I’m watching CNBC report how the stock market is crashing while reading a blog about skilled worker shortages that even made my jaw…
Nebraska: Workforce shortages only “is going to get worse”
In the past two years the number of job openings in Nebraska has nearly doubled. It’s only going to get worse according to Lee Elliott, vice president of…
Skilled shortages in Louisiana threatens economic recovery
According to the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, an influential business group proposing changes in state policies on work-force development, Louisiana has a serious shortage of skilled workers…
Will rising fuel costs lead to staffing freezes?
As the cost of fuel skyrockets, many organizations are feeling the pinch on the pocketbooks…with a dash of the Perfect Labor Storm for good measure. One story that…