tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-821324510160331412.post2848602435804719010..comments2023-09-21T03:42:04.098-07:00Comments on Musings on Organizational Behavior: Shortage of Talent or Unrealistic Expectations?John Staytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09397510418348437008noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-821324510160331412.post-17955381476701692832010-02-18T16:38:48.205-08:002010-02-18T16:38:48.205-08:00These are important points. Good job, Hank, on doi...These are important points. Good job, Hank, on doing research that sheds light on another perspective of the "talent shortage".John Staytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09397510418348437008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-821324510160331412.post-88705555948537181892010-01-31T20:38:02.421-08:002010-01-31T20:38:02.421-08:00I think that a valid point is being brought up her...I think that a valid point is being brought up here. No one wants to work at a job in which they believe that their talents are not being highlighted in a way that they deem most valuable. Take the job title, Sanitation Engineer, for example. Though it may pay higher wages than what may be offered at an office job, some people would rather be unemployed than pick up trash. Talent shortage then becomes an entirely different matter. It becomes the issue of what jobs society has influenced us to hold in high or low esteem.Hanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06983442977854350160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-821324510160331412.post-35786448513103543362010-01-30T12:26:01.615-08:002010-01-30T12:26:01.615-08:00I think that there is a positive side to this situ...I think that there is a positive side to this situation. 37,000 employers having jobs that require a certain skill mean that if one chooses to acquire that skill they pretty much automatically get a job because of the demand for employees. Jobs require hard work and desire. If one wants a job, he/she should take the necessary steps in order to get it, and the fact that these job require a certain skill means that the pay will be hire. A possible solution might be found if these employers offered some sort of job training or trade school option.MarkLewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13591855612627074294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-821324510160331412.post-726361003346737712010-01-28T14:11:04.070-08:002010-01-28T14:11:04.070-08:00I was extremely shocked like Hank that there was s...I was extremely shocked like Hank that there was such a high number for employers trying to find the right employees they need with certain skills. I find it interesting to see that their are so many aspects that cause this shortage like overqualification, low wages, cultural systems, educatuonal system, and etc. You would think that in this time people would try and adopt skills that fit into the positions that are available by employers.Katie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577766791616065962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-821324510160331412.post-80696486198952000662010-01-25T09:30:56.621-08:002010-01-25T09:30:56.621-08:00In addition to low wages or overqualifications dis...In addition to low wages or overqualifications discouraging workers from apllying to certain jobs, culture and educational systems could also be the cause of the shortage. For example, in America certain jobs are frowned upon- like working at McDonald's, and no body grows up hoping to be a garbage collector either. We all want the big jobs. As for educational systems, ours is extremely pricey when compared to European countries, which discourages some from pursuing higher educations. Of course, other countries educational systems could be at fault as well, where difficult examinations and qualifications block many from going onto higher education, which leaves them only two options: attending a career school or dropping out after high school.Liahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256813421653352775noreply@blogger.com