The New Training Gap: Putting America Back to Work

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The New Training Gap: Putting America Back to Work

A Guide to Training for Individuals & Managers

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Today’s 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 can’t 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.

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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 willhave the educational degrees that willbe most in demand.” McKinsey & Co.

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The Agile Workforce

› Today’s talent must be…

› Flexible› Collaborative › Adaptable › Technically skilled› Innovative

» Today’s 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

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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, whichwill 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 over400 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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The New Training Gap: Putting America Back to Work

A Guide to Training for Individuals and Managers

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