Workplace Learning

What I have learned about workplace learning trends is that the more you know, the more important internally to your company you are and the more marketable you are externally. For example when interviewing employees I recently was confronted with hiring a person with the hands on knowledge that pertained to the job or hiring a person with a four year degree and minimal skills. Initially the 4 year degree was inviting to me because it showed that the applicant can actually start a tasks and finish it, but the applicant with hands on experience and the ability to hit the ground running is the person I eventually ended up hiring. In this time and age when we are experiencing money woes and financial crisis, it is essential that as a hiring manager I get the most bang for the buck.

To prevent American citizens from pursuing jobs in other countries, American employers should provide and train their employees with the necessary training that will allow them to be successful and feel as if he/she is a valuable employee. The catch 22 to training is that once an employee is equipment with that "competitive edge" called training, they also become more marketable and desirable to external companies that need their particular skillset. Job recruiters get paid to find the best person out of their pool of applicants. When a recruiter refers an applicant to an employer with the needed skillset that matches the job description plus a salary increase offer from the employer this becomes a management nightmare called "employee retention".