Clearview Midlands September 2013 - Issue 142

businessnews AGEING WORKFORCE CAN HELP PLUG SKILLS GAP Figures from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, say that over the next 10 years there will be 13.5 million job vacancies but only seven million school and college leavers – that leaves a shortfall of 6.5 million people. Joint managing director at interim management and executive recruitment company, Executives Online, James O’Brien said: “Experienced interim managers are usually taken on to plug a gap in skills in management teams and the baby boomer generation could provide the perfect skills bridge in overcoming this shortfall. “The fact that people are able and willing to work longer is also contributing to the growth of t ???????????????????????q]???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????t??????=??????e?%?????I??????L?I??????????????????????U,?%?????5?????????5???????????????????????????????????????????????????5?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????5???e ????????q]????????????????????????????????????t()I=]Q ?A% -%9?U@??? UP?5=I?I 19 %9?9)Q??? $??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q???U/?e?????????????????????????????????@?????????????????????????????????????5????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%?????????? $?????????????????????????????????????????????@????????????????????5????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????U/?e???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q??? ????e???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)???? ???????? $?????????????????qQ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????e???????????????q]?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????]????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????qQ??????????????????????????????????U,?????????????????????????????????????????????t????????????()UI=i=9?=UP?=?I MM%=8??? ?????????????????????)Q?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q????????e?@???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)???? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????A???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??M????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%?????????9??????????????????????????????????????? ?????????Y???A??????=????I?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????qQ??????????????????????????????????????????????(+?aQ??????????????????????d)????????????????????????????????????????????????????????t????????()Q??????????????????????????????()M@?????((??((0

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