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Costs of Recruiting and Hiring

As business leaders, we are always analyzing our costs and ROI. Sometimes there are inflated fixed costs, but we accept them because they come with an expectation of increased ROI. Unfortunately, many companies today are dramatically increasing their costs for talent acquisition, but not expecting to see improvements on their talent shortage.
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What’s the #1 Factor Contributing to the Skilled Labor Shortage?

In today’s podcast episode, Skilled Trades Shortage Myth, Brett and Tim discuss whether there is, in fact, a legitimate talent shortage in the trades.

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Everybody talks about a “skilled labor shortage.” However, some would say that we don't really have a shortage of skilled workers; we have an incentive issue, which is an interesting way to look at it. 

Before dismissing that argument entirely, we ought to look at the facts.

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