8.3% unemployment rate, companies saying they arent enough qualified candidates to fill the positions, but many of these same companies have drastically cut training budgets during the downturn and now they still have no desire to ramp up training budgets.

some companies are being proactive but the many arent.

I guess they dont want those workers that bad.

story I just heard on cnn.

 

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GOBAMACORNOMICS!!!

 

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There are too many experienced people out of work looking for jobs. Also, companies aren't hiring a lot of people right out of college because they feel they are entitled to a job and aren't willing to work for it.

Silver

 

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That's profanity!

 

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The fact you even asked that question shows why you have a job in the food service sector.

 

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Does Sith_Mauler just complain all day?

 

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Totally agree - I broke my ass in college, and law school. (I was in Law School, finishing year 2 when the economy went to hell...)

There was no entitlement for me. Just the desire for a chance to demonstrate my abilities.

The issue, as previously stated, is that there are a lot of experienced people who got canned, and are willing to take entry level jobs - making it so that the qualifications for entry level jobs become, ...is a master of A, B, C. Instead of, is familiar with A, B, C - but as part of the job, we'll help you master these abilities - to our benefit.

This is especially prevalent in the law, where attorneys with years of experience were being let go from their firms, to be returned to the job market. This means that new associate positions are being snagged by experienced high level associates or even unnamed partners, because they need the money.

So, no - it's not entitlement.

 

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its banking really. Most companies make money through managing a bank loan on their company or concept whatever you want to call it. However as money goes over seas now too because we live in a global community the Margins on these loans become to tight. If you have for example a journeymen skilled trade guy you don't have money to train an apprentice.

Not all the banks fault but also rising cost of things like insurance (some of which a bank requires a business to have and then fringe benefits an employer may have to offer to hire a skilled worker in the first place. Then top that off with taxes an employer may have to pay out.

An employer that may be paying some guy 50 grand a year ends up paying a hundred grand a year to hire that employee.

 

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You just have to be lucky and talented. My son is 24, in school and got his foot in a place that pays great, has amazing bene's, free food all shift AND they pay his schooling.

It can be done.

 

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