There were some pretty significant job losses in the U.S. banking sector. The six largest banks in the U.S. gave about 8,000 employees their pink slips during the quarter, the biggest decrease in the banks’ combined workforce in two years, according to Bloomberg. Most job losses came from Citigroup and JP Morgan
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Really? With so many Americans looking for work? Many of them middle-aged -- presumably they got a decent education back when such a thing was possible, not online courses as it is done today
I think on the so-called ‘skills gap.’
If employers really are willing to leave a position open for months and months while they keep searching, rather than spend a week or so training somebody, or, just give them a week or so of ramp-up time, they’re doing something wrong.
employers LIKE JP Morgan are just being cheap, they’ve steadily raised the bar on job applicants, demanding ever more credentials and work experience. Then complain they can’t find good qualified people
Everyone knows management’s focus is on getting rid of as many rank and file workers as possible. If we had better options we would leave. It is what it is.