The War for Talent

Many circumstances have added up to create a massive war for talent. As I wrote in Brushware magazine, the skills gap is getting worse by the day. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4.3 million Americans quit their jobs in August which is a record-breaking month following additional record-breaking months.

Several of the reasons that pop to mind include:

  • Baby boomers are retiring even faster than planned pre-pandemic
  • Employees have decided to retire early after reevaluating life
  • The pandemic forced people to reevaluate their career, and they are refocusing on jobs they perceive to have more meaning
  • Parents had to stay home with their children and have decided their kids need more attention and/or they prefer to focus additional attention at home
  • Employees have to focus additional attention on aging parents and need more flexibility than their job provides
  • People got used to unemployment and have decided to pursue different avenues
  • Employees don’t want to be forced to get the vaccine
  • Employees are feeling comfortable to job hop and interested in more money
  • And, the #1 reason people decide to leave is due to weak leadership/ bad boss.

As my colleague said recently, there is a war on talent, and the talent has won. So, the key question is what can you do about this problem?

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