Some things I found especially interesting in a newspaper
piece this week. The author, Nick Schulz, was at a dinner with representatives
from major American manufacturing companies. The topic turned to how hard it is
to find qualified applicants for jobs.
The major things that the company representatives stated are
problems were:
‘To be perfectly
honest…we have a hard time finding people who can pass the drug test’ (I
have heard this from a manager I know who works at a major retailer)
‘Interpersonal skills
and enthusiasm / motivation were among the most commonly identified soft skills
that employers found lacking’
‘Employers also
mention a lack of elementary command of the English language’. ‘More than half
of the organizations surveyed reported that simple grammar and spelling were
the top “basic” skills among older workers that are not readily present among
younger workers’
“…professionalism or
work ethic is the top applied skill that young workers lack’
‘Many people lack what
the writer R R Reno has called forms of social discipline that are
indispensable components of a person’s human capital and that are needed for
economic success’
From ‘Hard Unemployment Truths About ‘Soft’ Skills’ by Nick Schulz in the 9.20.12 Wall
Street Journalhttp://online.wsj.com/search/term.html?KEYWORDS=schulz&mod=DNH_S
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