The New Training Gap: Putting America Back to Work

A Guide to Training for Individuals & Managers

Todays Economic Outlook

7 million jobs have declined since 2007 21 million jobs needed by 2020 to return to full employment 40% of hiring managers have had open positions for longer than 6 months because they cant find the right applicant 58% of employers say they will hire more temporary workers 60 months projected length of jobless recovery

Stats provided by McKinsey and Co.

Changing Market Conditions

Disruptive technologies Increasing competition amongst job seekers Offshoring Process redesign Temporary placements Disaggregated and specialized roles Mobile workforce

The US workforce will not nearly match the emerging needs of employers. Not enough people will have the educational degrees that will be most in demand. McKinsey & Co.
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The Agile Workforce

Todays talent must be

Flexible Collaborative Adaptable Technically skilled Innovative

Todays talent must be flexible and collaborative. The rapid innovation within IT has forced businesses to become more agile.
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Why Training?
You are a manager.
Increase ROI on department and technology investment Increase team collaboration and collective skills Employee retention Group dynamics Increase individual capabilities and performance

You are an individual.

Increase resume visibility Remain up-to-date with current career and technology trends Become more proactive in your own career development

Role-Based Training
Professional development training programs that are focused on specific titles and departments: Management Marketing Sales Developer Customer Service

Training will give me a new set of tangible skills and expertise, which will greatly assist me in securing the type of job I want ---Jennifer Curley Job Seeker
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Technical Certifications
Training and certification programs that focus on in-depth teaching of a software or application Often software training programs are accompanied by a certification Cloud certifications are becoming more valuable:
Salesforce Eloqua Vmware Google Aps

Salesforce Admin training will fill the gaps in my experience. --Reggie Renee Michelle Job Seeker
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Salary Statistics for Certification

At Bluewolf, our recruiting team placed over 400 Salesforce roles within the past year at salaries of $90k and above.
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Soft Skills Training

Training programs that teach management and communication skills in order to increase team collaboration, improve interactions, and define corporate cultures. Team dynamics Communication Conflict management Presentation skills

I am looking for more than a job. I am looking for a career. Training will enable me to become successful and accomplished. --David Koopman Job Seeker
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What are Job Seekers Saying?

Bluewolf recently offered free Salesforce Administrator training for unemployed job seekers. Here is what they said about the benefits of training. Stephen Burgess Story: This is not a recession. This is a revolution. The Unemployment Stories: Video Submissions 1 The Unemployment Stories: Video Submissions 2

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Want to learn more?

Download our white paper: The New Training Gap: Putting America Back to Work A Guide to Training for Individuals and Managers

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Thank You!

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