How To Deal With The Growing US Talent Miss-match

How is it that some companies are struggling to find people for some jobs while we have persistently high unemployment? We have too many people with undervalued skills and not enough people with valued skills. The fix? Build valued skills over time. Find people with valued skills ready to help now.

There is a growing skills miss-match in the USA. The glimmer of light is that that big data can help you find people with the skills you need and the subset of those people most likely to be open to a conversation about joining you.

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