[IEEE Spectrum Tech Alert] Why Bad Jobs-or No Jobs-Happen to Good Workers

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To view this e-mail as a web page, go here ADVERTISEMENT Forward to a friend | Print CONNECT WITH US:    June 21, 2012 Why Bad Jobs-or No Jobs-Happen to Good Workers Skills gap? What skills gap? Even with millions of highly educated and highly trained workers sidelined by the worst economic downturn in three generations, companies are still reporting shortages of skilled workers. Firms typically blame schools, for not providing the right training; the government, for not letting in enough skilled immigrants; and workers themselves, who all too often turn down good jobs at good wages. But Peter Cappelli, author of a new book called Why Good People Can’t Get Jobs: The Skills Gap and What Companies Can Do About It, says the real culprits are the employers themselves. “Techwise Conversations” host Steven Cherry talks to Cappelli, who is a professor of management at Wharton, the University of Pennsylvania’s business school, in Philadelphia, about the can full of red herrings employers have used to distract observers from their anemic hiring. ADVERTISEMENT Japan to Restart Nuclear Reactors Restart of Oi reactors ends country's nuclear hiatus Wireless Solar Charging Made Easier Using the same technology to build solar cells and the circuits that transmit their power could lead to cheap charging stations Anonymous Official: Flame Malware Was Work of U.S. and Israel Apparently newer cyberweapons already deployed against Iran "Plastic Paint" Magnetic Field Sensor Based on Spintronics Takes Aim at Consumer Electronics Inexpensive magnetic-field sensor built from organic thin-film materials never needs calibration General Electric and Sargas Announce Carbon Capture Plans CO2 is to be recovered from gas turbines for enhanced oil recovery Computer Design Flaw Does in California Nuclear Power Plant No time estimate has been given for when the plant will be operational again Start-ups: Money versus Control--Or, Often, Neither A "Techwise Conversation" with Noam Wasserman, author of The Founder's Dilemmas SPONSORED WHITE PAPERS AND WEBINARS Today's Webinar: Modernist Circuit Topologies & Transistors for Smart Grid Power Electronics Join us for a fast paced overview of modern and emerging trends in smart grid power electronics. Whitepaper: UV Curing Adhesives Shine This white paper takes a closer look at the capabilities of UV curable formulations, the requirements for an optimal cure and the best applications for these versatile 100% reactive adhesives. IBM Whitepaper Library These whitepapers discuss developments and methodologies across software reuse, systems engineering, requirements management, evolution of systems, embedded software, collaborative software, and more. ADVERTISEMENT   ADVERTISEMENT BACK ISSUES | Interested in other IEEE Newsletters? SIGN UP HERE. | PRIVACY POLICY | PRINT THIS ISSUE CONNECT WITH US:    This email was sent by IEEE  |  3 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 USA  |  UNSUBSCRIBE  |  ADVERTISE © 2012 IEEE - All rights reserved. Use of this Web site signifies your agreement to the terms and conditions.

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