Trump’s Council of Manufacturing CEOs are Wrestling with the Talent Issue
Manufacturing CEOs and President Donald Trump talked about how to eradicate the skills gap and educate and employ more Americans in the manufacturing industry.
Manufacturing CEOs and President Donald Trump talked about how to eradicate the skills gap and educate and employ more Americans in the manufacturing industry.
There is a growing talent shortage, and U.S. manufacturers could face a shortfall affecting over 2 million jobs by 2025, according to a Deloitte / The Manufacturing Institute study. Those shortages will be especially significant when it comes to technical talent.
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With an estimated 2 million manufacturing jobs to go unfilled by the year 2025, manufacturers will need to work harder than ever to recruit talent. As the largest generation, millennials offer the best hope to close the talent gap.
In the face of the tightening job market and the growing skills shortage, some manufacturers are now turning to headhunters to recruit qualified candidates.
The anti-trade fervor gripping the West could be about to pose a serious challenge to CEOs fishing for talent.
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