History repeats itself as companies make cuts

Concern has been raised that the skills shortage arising after the last recession will be worse this time round when the upturn finally comes.  This is due to the increase in numbers of redundancies and budget slashing that companies are making in order to survive.

Skills shortages arise from a number of different factors.  By letting skilled workers go as well as new trainees, a void of skills is created.  On top of this, 33% of companies are cutting back on individual training and 69% on recruitment according to People Management.

The onus is now on the employee to invest in themselves and find alternatives to corporate life.  When the upturn comes, they might be the budding entrepreneurs they never would have been if the recession hadn't happened.

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