[qam1]

For example, Canada, Australia and the U.S. could lose more than a third of their government employees by 2010.

And this is a bad thing how?

[Tax-chick]

:-).

[qam1]

Xer Ping

Ping list for the discussion of the politics and social (and sometimes nostalgic) aspects that directly effect Gen-Reagan/Generation-X (Those born from 1965-1981) including all the spending previous generations (i.e. The Baby Boomers) are doing that Gen-X and Y will end up paying for.

Freep mail me to be added or dropped. See my home page for details and previous articles.

[Jimbaugh]

Outsource the Executives !!!!

[Gingersnap]

This all ties in to my private strategy to position myself as part of the cabal that will really be running things in 15 years.

I have read "Marching Morons" closely and I am awaiting developments with keen anticipation.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Impending Baby Boomer retirements, a widening skills gap driven by declining educational standards, and outdated and ineffective approaches to talent management are combining forces to produce a "perfect storm" that threatens the global business economy, according to Deloitte Consulting.

LOL! There isn't a senior executive at a public company anywhere in America who cares in the least about this "perfect storm". They feel that talent can always be bought on the open market when needed...and they are probably right, as long national borders are no barrier. Deloitte might as well be warning about an impending toilet paper shortage for all the traction this report is going to get in corporate America. ;)

[cinives]

Note the fallacy in this article (actually one of many): more than 70 percent of the 123 respondents say incoming workers with inadequate skills pose the greatest threat to business performance over the next three years, followed by Baby Boomer retirement (61 percent), and the inability to retain key talent (55 percent).

What all these idiots fail to account for the the very large labor pool in the 40+ year old age group who are unemployed or underemployed. Generally speaking, this age group is savvy, seasoned, with good skills learned in school and in 20 years of being in the workforce, yet they are cast aside or not called back for the second interview because of their grey hair.

When I hear that most of my engineer, programmer and PhD friends can easily find jobs at a salary level that supports a family, then I'll say these companies have a problem.

Until then, they're just another whining set of clueless bozos who are not looking at the entire talent pool in this country. They're only looking at the 20-30 yo set, and only plan to pay a salary that not even many single people can use to survive.

[oceanview]

for rank and file white collar staffers - US corporations aren't worried in the least, they are offshoring and laying off these workers in droves now, there is no chance of a "shortage" when you have a global labor pool available. The current frenzy of M&A activity will knock off hundreds of thousands more white collar workers.

[bubman]

bump

[k2blader]

Dear "HR executives",

That's why there are such things as resumes and interviews. I'm sure you are perfect employees. So stop whining and do your jobs.

Sincerely,
k2

[gcraig]

That is EXACTLY what I picked up out of that article. Conservatives think so much alike, it's funny sometimes...

[<1/1,000,000th%]

One of my contractors just quit to go work for Deloitte Consulting. He had to move to California for the job.

Small world.

[bert]

I recently had a conversation with a plant manager on his factory floor.

In response to my "How's business" question he said sales are booming but he can't find anyone to work.

He has had his signs up since early December and has interviewed over 80 applicants. He hired several but all are gone. Half of those hired failed the drug test. The others would come to work a few days and then either not show up or come in late.

He has fairly nice and clean facilities with no really obnoxious jobs. He pays above average wages and has good benefits. He even slacked off on his requirement for a highschool diploma.

The cost for a medical exam and drug screen is nearly $200. He has spent several thousand with nothing to show for it. He has a very bad problem with no good solution in sight.

[KC_Conspirator]

Right, the baby boomers just can't anyone as good as themselves.

[Plutarch]

...the U.S. could lose more than a third of their government employees by 2010.

They say obesity is deadly. There's your proof.

[KC_for_Freedom]

According to Deloitte Research, talent-savvy organizations build strategies around what matters most to their critical talent -- their personal growth or development, their need to be deployed in positions and assignments that engage their interests and curiosities, and their connection to others in ways that drive performance for the company as a whole

Of course this has always been true, even if the Baby boomers are creating a more urgent situation, management has always considered interaction with employees to be a necessary chore to be avoided if at all possible. This is because talant in management has been considered not necessary for most management positions as managers attempt to surround themselve with useful idiots who will present no serious competition to their own rise.

Good managers have always known that they must stay in touch with their employees and find ways to keep valuable employees happy. This flies in the face of Political Correctness and Multicultuirism that states that almost any minority is qualified for nearly any position that they want. Enough managers with no talant and the workforce will realize that their needs will not be satisfied at any time in the future. Then they start looking.

In my firm, it was standard practice to immediately accept the resignation of any individual, regardless of ability and critical tasks performed if said individual implied that if they would resign if some action beneficial to them were not taken by management.

[Thud]

Dark Wing tells me that this retirement wave is much worse for the federal civil service.

[thejokker]

they might have to hire those "mean, nasty, white males"...

[schu]

It seems as if things are coming full circle. Back in the 90's companies were begging people to work for them, even those with marginal skills, offering sign-on bonuses as rewarding people for referrals. Then the crash and the employers treated everyone like dirt, interchangeable parts, hire/fire in 6 months if you don't "cut it".

IMHO, employers have a big problem looming, especially big employers. They have burned all their bridges, no one wants to work for these folks, they are just ruthless, short-term snakes. With business doing better, I can tell you good people are hard to find and even harder to lure away. Those companies that recognize what this article is saying will do much better longer term, those that do not are in for some really difficult times.

[redgolum]

H1B visas will be heralded as the answer.

[Age of Reason]

Perhaps the problem is not that there are too few skilled workers.

But that there may be too many skilled jobs for the percentage of geniuses in America's portion of the world population.

We should therefore concentrate on solutions to reduce the number of skilled jobs.

In the short term, this may be painful to some employers, but in the long term it better for everyone.