Enough people?? Wrong skills? Is the early education at fault?
Melanie
Holmes is the Vice President, World of Work Solutions, Manpower. She is talking
about the changes taking place for workers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=AdNCfyysILU
I would
like to point out a specific matter she mentioned. Change in skills. She is
talking about the problems companies have right now. There are people available
but they don’t have the skills which are needed.
What do you
think: Is the educational system in a country of fault? Do students get the
wrong attitude presented? How should education change to enable a better,
faster learning and more risk taking work force?
Let us know what you think!! :)
I think that, at least in developed countries, there is a very good education system that trains people to have the right skills that employers need. So in my opinion, the issue is rather about practical than theoretical skills. Companies want employees with experience but young people are frequently not given the chance to gain this experience if they have not worked before!
ReplyDeleteI think everybody gets a basis of knowledge during their studies but once "real" worklife starts, an entirely new way of learning starts - people need to be trained on the job and employers cannot just expect to find the perfect employee as the tasks in each job are very different.
I have a little problem with this topic. Why? Because I hear so often "the wrong skills" and never what "the" right skills actually are. On the other side I also rarely hear that people in companies learn together. Because that is at some point the exact factor: Every company has their own systems, on their own way of doing business and therefore needs its own set of skills - which is in return of course transferable, but must be gained first hand. Our education is what it is: Education, you learn how it should be done - in best case. Business life is: Getting things done - in any way; based on the principles of speed and efficiency. In my opinion this fine, but a company must make investments into their people by training them on the job rather than just looking for the perfect guy.
ReplyDeleteAnother issue that comes along with what was already discussed is that when companies are looking for new employees, they tell them what tasks they should be able to complete or what knowledge they should already have acquiered. However, if the candidate for the job ALREADY had to fulfill these requirements in his last job (which is in my opinion the only way to acquiere these skills), he wouldn't be looking for a NEW job! I complete agree with Josh's comment and believe that in this case, employers must accept the fact that job candidates will never come along with "perfect" skills, but might have the capability to learn them.
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