Employers Say They Can’t Find Good Workers, But the Fix is Simple

Source: http://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/employers-good-workers-wages.html/?ref=YF&yptr=yahoo
Published: Sep 8, 2016
Author: Sam Becker
Post Date: 2016-09-08 06:28:50 by Justified
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It may be hard to believe for people in certain areas, but America is still brimming with opportunity. Though the economy is still shaky, and we’re likely due for some recessionary rumblings in the near future, we’re sitting near full-employment and most people who want jobs are able to find them. Still, many parts of the country are suffering from the results of globalization. Employers have sent jobs to other parts of the world or axed them completely, in some cases.

Yet, there are still millions and millions of job openings out there. And incredibly enough, there are many employers who are complaining that they can’t find anyone to come work for them — or at least anyone who is qualified.

A July report from the Dallas Federal Reserve, previously covered by Business Insider, contained a couple of quotes from employers explaining their plight. “Entry-level candidates cannot read or follow instructions. Most cannot do simple math problems. What is wrong with the educational system?” asked one employer. “The ability to find qualified employees is our largest problem at this time,” said another.

This is at odds with what we’ve been hearing for many years now — that there simply aren’t enough jobs out there, and that has caused the labor participation rate to fall, and for many American communities to suffer. But evidently, that’s not quite the case. The jobs are out there. People just don’t want them.

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#1: misterwhite    To: Justified (#0)

“Entry-level candidates cannot read or follow instructions. Most cannot do simple math problems. What is wrong with the educational system?”

And those are the high school graduates! What about those who drop out of high school (40% in Chicago)?

misterwhite posted on 2016-09-08 08:52:45   Reply   Private Reply

#2: buckeroo    To: misterwhite (#1)

And those are the high school graduates! What about those who drop out of high school (40% in Chicago)?

Why are you "on-line" all the tyme? No productive capability?

buckeroo posted on 2016-09-08 09:39:06   Reply   Private Reply

#3: misterwhite    To: buckeroo (#2)

I set my alarm and post just to piss you off.

misterwhite posted on 2016-09-08 09:45:30   Reply   Private Reply

#4: buckeroo    To: misterwhite (#3)

Get to fucking work you lazy ass! Get out there and clean the streets, like you are paid to! Make sure, at your part tyme job you are flippin' piles of burgers, too.

buckeroo posted on 2016-09-08 09:53:07   Reply   Private Reply

#5: Gatlin    To: buckeroo, misterwhite (#4)

Get to fucking work you lazy ass!

This coming from a person who sits on his ass and draws a paycheck from a company leeching money off of government contracts....is hilarious.

Gatlin posted on 2016-09-08 10:51:33   Reply   Private Reply

#6: ConservingFreedom    To: Justified (#0)

Others are bringing in foreign workers to take over for more expensive domestic employees. Tech companies are gaming the H1B Visa Program to systematically replace American workers with cheaper alternatives, all the while claiming that they can’t find qualified Americans to work for them.

It’s a bummer, but it serves these companies’ bottom lines — and that’s what it’s really all about.

For employers who can’t seem to get applicants that have basic reading and writing skills? It’s not them. It’s you. This is a sign the labor market is tight, and that you need to do more to attract quality, skilled workers. For the time being, the economic environment is sending the signal that wages need to go up. Employers who refuse to budge are going to continue to be flooded with applications from workers they don’t want for jobs they can’t fill.

At least until they make those jobs more attractive to the people they want.

Amen!

ConservingFreedom posted on 2016-09-08 17:20:33   Reply   Private Reply