Many companies expect prospective employees to have the right "skill set" on day one and do absolutely nothing about creating prospects with those "skill sets." "A recent study by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development found that the shortage of skilled workers is a chief concern among factory managers. But the study also found companies don’t offer competitive wages or train new workers to program today’s computerized high-tech factory machinery."
One company doing it right is E.J. Ajax & Sons Inc. of Fridley, a metal fabrication company. Erick Ajax works with Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis to find interns, to sponsor scholarships, and to hire graduates.
See "Fridley family firm E. J. Ajax is a model for training", Dee Depass, Star Tribune, 2013-03-31
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