Bridging the Skills Gap in Blue-Collar Industries The recruiting landscape in manufacturing, logistics, and other skilled labor sectors is set to evolve significantly in 2025. Persistent challenges like widening skills gaps, rising demand for a blend of hard and soft skills, and increasingly complex job application processes are reshaping hiring strategies. To attract top talent,… Read more »
Essential Strategies for Employee Satisfaction and Loyalty It is challenging enough to recruit top talent in 2024, however, retaining employees is an even heavier burden in today’s workplace. While the great resignation of 2021-23 appears to be behind us, people are still leaving their jobs at an alarming rate, especially in blue-collar roles in manufacturing,… Read more »
By Loyd McIntosh Now that 2020 is behind us and, with any luck, the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is on the wane, people will be anxious to get out of the house and back to work. That means everything will be going back to normal soon, correct? Not so fast! Even with people returning… Read more »
What is a worker desert and how are companies adapting? By Lee Hurley It’s not a little ironic that a good economy has caused such a challenging issue: finding qualified employees to fill open jobs. The term “worker desert” is now being used to describe the problem. According to varying reports, there are more than… Read more »