“Small-business owners: We want to hire, but we just can’t find ‘qualified’ workers”
May 15, 2019
“Is there really a shortage of skilled workers available for hire? Small-business owners certainly seem to think so.
Some 24% of small-business owners said finding qualified workers is their single biggest problem, according to an April survey by the National Federation of Independent Business. That’s just one point below a record high.
Nearly three-fifths of the small businesses surveyed last month said they hired or tried to hire more workers, but 86% reported “few or no qualified applicants for positions they were trying to fill,” the NFIB said…”
Train them. That’s the secret. There’s only two ways to get qualified workers. Train them or poach them from other companies. None of these companies deserve qualified workers if they’re not willing to put in any effort.
It’s like a person saying “I want to be rich but no one is giving me anything.” High quality workers are not going to fall in your lap. If these companies want them then create them.