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Less Than Half of Organizations Are Addressing the Skills Gap in the U.S.

According to CareerBuilder’s recent Talent Crunch Study, more than 50 percent of job candidates believe there is a skills gap in the U.S.; citing educational gaps, outsourcing, new technologies and gaps in on-the-job training as the causes. To re-skill themselves, one-in-five are volunteering or going back to school, but 51 percent still believe their skills are adequate enough to land a job.

On the employer side, less than half of organizations (41 percent) are currently doing something to alleviate the skills gap, even though those hiring claim that the skills job applicants most often lack are job-specific skills.

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Stephanie Gaspary joined CareerBuilder in 2006 as the small business marketing manager, developing marketing strategy and sales support initiatives. In 2007 she took a position as sr. manager of marketing communications, leading the business communications team, including strategic management and execution of The Hiring Site. In 2010 Stephanie was promoted to director of social strategy and creative services. Her day-to-day focus is on delivering results-oriented communication that connects with CareerBuilder’s job seeker, employer and recruiter audiences to help increase engagement, awareness, support sales, and drive revenue. Stephanie holds an Master's in Business Administration and a Master's in Management - both from North Park University. Connect with Stephanie on Twitter at http://twitter.com/sgaspary or on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/sgaspary.
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JasonSprenger 5 pts

This is surely one of the contributing factors to the emerging skills gap.  Businesses have a vested interest in solving this, and some big companies are pitching in, but many others have yet to join the effort.

 

The Industry Workforce Needs Council was recently created to mobilize businesses to join this effort, and to create/advocate for career and technical education as a means of training the next generation of workers to fill the gap.  For more information on the IWNC, visit www.iwnc.org.

 

Jason Sprenger, for the IWNC

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