SMART Staffing – Are you prepared? These Statistics will Probably get you Thinking

I was doing some research for my SMART Staffing course and came across this information. 

Does anyone else have relevant statistics that could be added to this list?  If you have information to share, please list the year and the source so we can give proper credit.

Obtained from the Human Capital Institute (HCI)   Source:  Deloitte, Hewitt, Lominger/Ulrich; Towers Perrin, HR Institute  2007 

  • 10,000     Everyday, 10,000 Baby Boomers turn 55yrs old
  • 1:2               1 experienced hire will enter the workforce for every 2 that leave
  • 11-13           Current graduates will experience 11 to 13 in their lifetime
  • 85%            85% of jobs today require education beyond high school, compared to 61% in 1991
  • 60%            60% of new jobs require skills possessed by 20% of workforce
  • 79%            79% of companies see significant gap in talent pipeline; 40% say this is an acute problem
  • 14%             Only 14% of workforce is highly engaged
  • <70%          Less than 70% of public high schools students graduate on time, only 38% of US labor force holds a least a 2 year degree

How will you prepare your Recruiting Teams to search for talent?

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