Skills Gap in US – 31 percent say employers aren’t willing to train new hires for the specific skills they need

In a new online survey of over 2,000 U.S. adults, conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of online business training software leader Mindflash, both employed and unemployed Americans believe that employers’ lack of willingness to train new employees is the leading reason why many Americans are unemployed and job opportunities are sitting unfilled for longer periods, also known as the “skills gap”. Almost one-third (31 percent) of Americans cited that employers aren’t willing to train new hires for the specific skills they need.

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Americans Cite Lack of Corporate Training as #1 Driver of the “Skills Gap” Today, According to National Survey from Mindflash | SYS-CON MEDIA.