US skills gap rapidly widening, survey reveals

Phys.org  January 24, 2023 According to Wiley’s latest annual Closing the Skills Gap https://universityservices.wiley.com/closing-the-skills-gap-2023/?utm_source=press_release&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=skills_gap_2023 report companies are having an increasingly difficult time attracting and retaining workers who have the skills needed to fill their open jobs. Among 600 U.S. human resources professionals surveyed by Wiley, 69% said their organization has a skills gap, up from 55% in a similar survey in 2021. While some organizations address their skills gap by hiring new employees or using contractors, the majority say they try to upskill or reskill current employees to fill the gap. Those that lack the development initiatives and in-house resources […]