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Most of the time it is greed. I've worked in several different sectors and I'd estimate that only about 5-10% of positions are growth oriented where they are fine providing on-the-job training and giving folks time to learn and develop. (these are entry-level and rarely pay more than about $40K) Mostly they always want someone who can be productive right away without taking time from experienced employees. Some employers won't hire a single slot until a new client is landed.
Granted, most employers expect that new hires will need a month or 3 at most to learn their ropes. You'll rarely see anyone get fired before at least 6 months.
And depending on location, there really can be a massive shortage of qualified workers. Not in DC, NY or San Francisco, not in most urban centers but the rural outposts have precious little talent... you should see the resumes. You try putting an XYZ Specialist in most of small town USA and I'll wish you lotsa luck. It also costs a fortune to pay to put someone there.
Rural places typically have far inferior pay even accounting for the lower cost of living. I have no love of urban environments but any job in a rural location (unless it is in a very unpleasant location) I'd be lucky if it paid half of what I make in Chicago. Therefore I'd retire to a rural environment but not work there.
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When even "entry level" jobs require a college degree and/or the oxymoronic "previous experience" yet pay less than I made as a college dropout on a factory floor, I don't want to hear about this "shortage of qualified candidates" BS. What there's a shortage of more than anything these days is competent HR departments and reasonable candidate requirements.
What there's a shortage of more than anything these days is competent HR departments and reasonable candidate requirements.
Competent H.R. departments are rarities these days. I studied with aspiring H.R. Specialists in undergraduate Business School and they tend to be on the ditzy end of the spectrum.
Most of the jobs will be automated in the near future. Most of the dead beat and skilled jobs will be taken over by robots and machines. Offcourse some human interaction or backend support R&D would still be required but I don't think there would be shortage of qualified workers anytime soon. There would be a surplus as what we are seeing nowadays. Too many unemployed educated and qualified people available in the market, trying to compete with high skilled overseas & local workers. Salaries will become lower & lower due to competition and jobs will be scarce while cost of living will go up. Not a good situation for the future generation I must say.
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