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| One of the central themes that we monitor regularly at Trends is the "skills gap." This is the difference between the skills possessed by the American work force, and the skills that companies are likely to need from them. |
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Outsourcing Will Bec |
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| In today"s unforgiving global marketplace, no firm can afford to be "second-rate" in any business activity. Every business must find some way to get their cost and quality in line with world-class standards. |
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| Let��셲 face it, there��셲 hardly a business topic that��셲 more emotionally charged than off-shoring: the new trend of outsourcing business processes to foreign workers. It is much cheaper to pay people in other countries to do this routine work because they are paid only a small fraction of the salaries that American workers receive. |
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| Despite all the headlines about layoffs and lost jobs, the reality is that there is no shortage of jobs in America. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts there will be 10 million more jobs than workers by the end of this decade. |
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| An increasing portion of the labor market is characterized by what many observers call ��쐉ust-in-time employment.��� This sector of the labor market is more commonly known as the contingent labor market, consisting of temporary and contract employees. |
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