Posts Tagged ‘baby boomers’

The dark side of the looming babyboom crisis

Right now we’re suffering one of the greatest credit crisis’ in living history but it doesn’t take away from the fact that another crisis is on its way – the retirement of millions of baby boomers over the next 20 years.
And not unlike the credit crisis, if we fail to see the signs, we will [...]

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Don't read this if you're not worried about the impending babyboom crisis

“In 2008, the first members of the Baby Boom generation turned 62, the average retirement age in North America, Europe and Asia. Meanwhile, many schools faced with continuing resource, capacity and quality issues, are struggling to graduate qualified candidates.
The U.S. Department of Education estimates that 60 percent of all new jobs in the 21st Century [...]

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What every shrewd e-learning & professional development CMO should know about the talent crunch

Employers are having a hard time finding the right people to fill jobs despite high unemployment in Europe and the US, a survey by U.S., based staffing firm Manpower revealed on February 20th 2008.
Manpower CEO and Chairman, Jeffrey Joerres said in a statement that; “The talent shortage is becoming a reality for a large number [...]

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