Although there are hundreds of thousands of jobs available to be filled, employers can’t find people willing to do the jobs. Or are unqualified for the jobs.
The latter is a social problem in need of a solution. A few would be high school adult education programs that help out of work people train for new jobs and skill sets. Another would be second and third career training programs at junior colleges. These programs would be deep and at times technical if the students are to morph from obsolescence to exciting new careers. Yet another is to entice home-bound workers to enter the employment fold in a number of functions. Some of these may be performed at home.
Still another labor pool exists among retired people. Most of these are well-experienced and have built strong portfolios of talent that are easily used by new employers. Some of these talents are rare and took a lifetime to assemble. The wealth yet to be shared with a new employer is unimaginable. Yet this pool of labor sits idle.
They probably will readily work on a gig basis – special assignment with a beginning and an end. They will work on a project basis that requires creative solutions to be discovered. They can work temporarily or part time, too. It all depends on what the employer needs, and what the potential employee is willing to give up to do this work.
Has anyone in the personnel field studied this issue? Seems to me an employment agency specializing in retired persons would work well in this field. Why not try it?
And remember, the retired pool doesn't need retirement or healthcare benefits; they already have them.
May 28, 2019
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