Tag: Candidate Shortage

Employee Training & Development, Recruiting, Hiring, On-Boarding, Internships

Hiring Candidates for what they Can Do

Tom Stanfield

I have been involved in hiring new employees for four companies over a 40-year span. Never did I consider hiring a person for what they cannot do. It seems such an obvious statement that you are probably wondering where I am going with this thought. Every person has things they cannot do. For example, I… Continue reading Hiring Candidates for what they Can Do

Leadership & Communication, Recruiting, Hiring, On-Boarding, Internships

The Lack of Candidates

Tom Stanfield

I have discovered there is a name for the candidate shortage phenomena we are all going through, Sansdemic. A sansdemic is the lack of people, or the lack of enough people, to fulfill the work force openings that exist. For the last year, people have been trying to blame the COVID Pandemic, but the signs… Continue reading The Lack of Candidates

Employee Training & Development, Recruiting, Hiring, On-Boarding, Internships

Candidate Crisis – Do You Believe Me Now?

Tom Stanfield

I saw this coming years ago and have been writing about this crisis for years. (See other blogs on http://www.stanfieldassociates.com). It is now in full force. “We are hiring” signs are everywhere. I actually saw a sign on a Burger King front door that said, “Lobby closed do to lack of staff. Please go through… Continue reading Candidate Crisis – Do You Believe Me Now?

Employee Training & Development, Recruiting, Hiring, On-Boarding, Internships

We Need a Bridge from Academia to the Work Place

Tom Stanfield

A generation has been told by their parents and their teachers that a college education is the only answer to a “good life”. “Manufacturing is dead” was a common statement. Young people from their mid-twenties to their mid-thirties now have student loan payments than are as large as a mortgage payment. However, because of the… Continue reading We Need a Bridge from Academia to the Work Place

Employee Training & Development, Leadership & Communication, Recruiting, Hiring, On-Boarding, Internships

Building Bench Strength

Tom Stanfield

How is your bench strength? When your key performers are sidelined, do you have others following in their steps that can step in and “carry the ball” in your key performers’ absence? Everyone has key performers, but the long-term winners focus on the next level to ensure success now and in the future. Some call… Continue reading Building Bench Strength