I just went through the same scenario recently. Applicants have to pass a spelling test, correct the grammar and sentence structure in a simple paragraph, do simple math equations involving percentages without a calculator and be able to look at a listing of numbers and determine if the answer is reasonable or not. Still looking.
Couldn’t believe the applicants that would come by without a resume and dressed in short shorts and thongs for a semi-professional office job. First question too many asked was “How much does the job pay?”.
Meet Grams A and CableGuyMN. You found two employers right here on a single FreeRepublic thread ... and they can't even find Americans with the basic skills to do the damn jobs they're offering.
” Applicants have to pass a spelling test, correct the grammar and sentence structure in a simple paragraph, do simple math equations involving percentages without a calculator and be able to look at a listing of numbers and determine if the answer is reasonable or not.”
You need to go talk to your local school system administrators. Algebra is no longer taught in public schools in Ga . Calculators are given to 2nd graders to “learn math”. Spell check and texting have replaced sentence structure and spelling.
This all happened because our business schools told industry to create nothing but pushbutton jobs that require no skill or training. I heard nothing but this push from several professors at one of the largest business schools in the country 25 years ago.
Guess what, it worked! What these profs will tell you is to develop your business model around totally unskilled labor, if not, you are chasing an out dated model.
If a business wants a particular skill set, they now have to pay to develop that in their own labor force. OJT is what it was called back in the day.