🙋🏽♀️👷🏽♂️Is a Good Worker Really Hard to Find❓
“When I get to work, the first thing I do is hide…
…because they say a good worker is hard to find!”
Is that true?
Is a good worker really hard to find?
Don’t know who came up with this quote, but my family and I had a good laugh when we read it over the weekend.
As humorous as this sound, the serious part is that buy into what polls, statistics and the news are saying about the ‘shortage of talent’, but…
👉🏽Are good workers really hard to find?
What if we ask ourselves these questions:
👉🏽Are hiring managers looking for them in the right places?
👉🏽Are they using outdated recruitment practices?
👉🏽Are they allowing certain ‘isms’ (racism, ableism, ageism, lookism, accent-ism), and other such ‘isms’ to cloud their better judgement?
👉🏽Are they tapping into the pool of qualified, talented immigrants and internationally trained professionals ready to start on Day One?
👉🏽Are they having career development conversations with their staff before they start looking outside?
👉🏽Are they thinking of upskilling or reskilling their current employees to fill the talent gap?
Am asking these questions for the vast array of qualified candidates who are out there waiting for an opportunity!
Good workers are everywhere. Search for them in the right places, and give them a chance!
This post is dedicated to all the great workers who are hiding in plain sight, and…
To the 55-year old woman who is at a crossroads feeling that her age has become a barrier to her advancement!
What are your thoughts? Are good workers really hard to find? Add your comments below.
