Old myths, new realities: as retirements near, firms scramble to fill skilled worker positions.
Tooling & Production › Vol. 74 Nbr. 8, August 2008
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Workforce management - Cover story
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Old myths, new realities: as retirements near, firms scramble to fill skilled worker positions.
When automaker Toyota announced its plans to open a new plant with 2,000 jobs in San Antonio two years ago, its human resources department was inundated with more than 100,000 applications.
But the task of filling 200 technician positions at that same location proved far more problematic. Applicants with the requisite sophisticated skill sets were all but impossible to come by. Eventually, the automaker lowered its goal and hired 120 technicians, many which were acquired from other manufacturers or by luring workers from other states. Toyota's tale is a common one today, highlighting the challenge companies are facing with greater frequency...See the full content of this document
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