Tech giants taking on talent shortage, developing own curricula- DAN COOK, Benefits Pro

A recent study by the partner relationship management firm Impartner found that nine out of 10 respondents in the sales arena can’t fill available positions, and that the problem has intensified in the past year. Managers who have the good ones now realize they need to do what it takes to keep them, because finding a replacement on the open market is like looking for the proverbial needle in the haystack. Many of these managers point to today’s educational system as the reason they can’t find well-rounded talent. Universities simply aren’t graduating highly trained professionals quickly enough—particularly in such fields as computer science, medicine and finance. http://www.benefitspro.com/2017/12/26/tech-giants-taking-on-talent-shortage-developing-o