Why Good People Can't Get Job: The Skills Gap and What Companies Can Do about It

by Peter Cappelli

Book Overview

Peter Cappelli confronts the myth of the skills gap and provides an actionable path forward to put people back to work.

Even in a time of perilously high unemployment, companies contend that they cannot find the employees they need. Pointing to a skills gap, employers argue applicants are simply not qualified; schools aren't preparing students for jobs; the government isn't letting in enough high-skill immigrants; and even when the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161363014X
• ISBN13: 9781613630143
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Wharton School Press
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.4"