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The skills gap: Understanding the causes and making plans for improvement

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In manufacturing, for example, a 2018 report by D eloitte found that an industry-wide skills gap could leave an estimated 2.4 million positions empty between 2018 and 2028 – and that was before the Covid-19 pandemic affected industries worldwide. Consequences of an unaddressed skills gap. External causes of skill gaps.

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Employee Attrition: Meaning, Impact & Attrition Rate Calculation

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This most commonly happens during reorganization or layoffs. People will get recruited or pursue opportunities elsewhere no matter what, but certain employers will have more departures than others. High voluntary turnover can create more attrition when recruiting can’t keep up resignations.

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Verizon’s Sam Hammock On Avoiding The Great Talent Grab

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Shortly after Hanz Vestberg took the CEO post in 2018, he announced Verizon 2.0, a new strategy that would reorganize the company around a more customer-facing model, rather than one centered on products, and would require an overhaul of how the company viewed talent acquisition and development. So you need to be at that table.