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This factoid should not be uncritically repeated as this blog post does: "At the same time, 46 percent of U.S. employers face talent shortages and have issues
by Futurebot 9y ago
This factoid should not be uncritically repeated as this
blog post does:
"At the same time, 46 percent of U.S. employers face talent shortages and have issues filling open positions with the right candidate."
"Talk of a skills gap in the labor market is 'an incredible cop out'":
http://www.businessinsider.com/no-skills-gap-in-labor-market-as-wages-staganant-2017-6 http://www.businessinsider.com/no-skills-gap-in-labor-market...
Doubly so for technology:
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/opinion/contributors/2016/02/08/there-no-shortage-stem-workers/79871624/ http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/opinion/contributors/2...
https://medium.com/i-m-h-o/stem-still-no-shortage-c6f6eed505c1 https://medium.com/i-m-h-o/stem-still-no-shortage-c6f6eed505...
- pm90 9y ago> Doubly so for technology: I think its very disingenuous to use the reputation of the article to also push for a " no skills shortage in technology" view. The original article is well researched and based on facts, whereas the blog posts you link are not.
- Futurebot 9y agoDisagree that it's disingenuous. Let's try some more: General: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/31/opinion/krugman-jobs-and-skills-and-zombies.html?_r=0 https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/31/opinion/krugman-jobs-and-... http://www.epi.org/publication/shortage-skilled-workers/ http://www.epi.org/publication/shortage-skilled-workers/ Tech: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/04/the-myth-of-americas-tech-talent-shortage/275319/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/04/the-myt... More tech: http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/education/the-stem-crisis-is-a-myth http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/education/the-stem-crisis-i... Manufacturing: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160815134829.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160815134829.h...