Tag: Skills Gap
Disruption and innovation in the school-to-career model
The world of work is changing at a pace that we have never seen before and nobody feels that more than business.
Keeping up with...
Demand for STEM-skilled workers continues to grow
By one measure, in the near future, 80 percent of all professions will require some knowledge of science, technology, engineering, or math. This doesn't...
HBI turns soldiers into skilled trades workers
Editor's Note: This article was originally published on Nov. 12, 2018.
Before he enlisted in the U.S. Army, Staff Sgt. John Pomelow’s dream was to...
‘Keeping America’s Promise’ Town Hall on veteran employment
Note: This article was originally published on March 6, 2018.
The value of the American veteran in the civilian working world is often overlooked. Raising...
We need everybody off the bench
Technology is changing how we do our jobs and its having an impact on businesses big and small. There are more than seven million...
About the debate: We have some questions about the future of...
In the latest Economist/YouGov poll, 73 percent of respondents believe that unemployment is a problem, and 43 percent say it is a serious one....
Manufacturers turn to local partnerships to upskill workers
Manufacturing job growth is slowing. After adding 22,000 jobs a month in 2018, the industry has seen that number drop to 6,000 a month...
Daniel Pianko on filling available jobs
Daniel Pianko discusses filling the millions of available jobs available.
Daniel is co-founder and managing director at University Ventures. With over a decade of experience in...
WorkingNation in the News
It’s been a busy week for the WorkingNation team.
WGN Radio
Chief Content and Programming Officer Joan Lynch and Editor-in-Chief Ramona Schindelheim sat down with Justin...
Creating more job opportunities for underserved communities
While the headline unemployment rate is low, underemployment rates are not. At the same time, almost half of all employers — 46 percent —...
