With March Madness officially starting on Tuesday, I’m sure many of you spent time this week studying tapes, reviewing stats, and researching past tournament performance in order to put together that one lucky bracket (or five). NCAA bracketology is a …
According to data from the American Community Survey collected by the Census Bureau, there were 1.8 million U.S.-born individuals with engineering degrees unemployed, out of the labor market, or not working as engineers in 2010. Yet just last month, U.S. …
I try to reserve judgment over the monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics’ unemployment reports, rather than immediately jump to a conclusion and espouse a point of view. The extent of my economic education was Econ 101 and 102 in my …
Maybe it’s not about whether there’s potential for a skills shortage in your company. Maybe it’s the shortage of workers with potential that should be keeping you up at night. A recent Human Resource Executive Online article cited the same …
Recently on CFO.com, there was an article about why top talent is leaving companies. The point of the article was that some surveyed HR professionals are a bit mistaken in their beliefs about what top performers are looking for from …
Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute recently released a study that found that the U.S. manufacturing industry is short about 600,000 workers. This is a great, if unfortunate, illustration of the effect of a rolling talent deficit on U.S. companies. The rolling …
We have been writing about employee engagement for some time, and for good cause as it is a crucial element in properly aligning your workforce to achieve the strategic goals of the organization. As the topic gains more attention and …
If the rolling talent deficit series has struck a chord with you, and you’ve started measuring and looking at the effects of the deficit, then you’re probably ready to take action. As you think about how to tackle the problem, …
We’ve identified the rolling talent deficit and talked about how to measure it, but what is the real impact to your organization? In short, it hurts your employment brand and your ability to recruit in the future. In my last …
I just read a couple of disturbing articles that underscore some of the ways companies are struggling to deal with the new reality of recruiting today. The first was a New York Times article, “The Help-Wanted Sign Comes with a …
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