AIM Review of Skills Shortage and the Older Work Force

How timely, waking this morning and turning on ABC News 24, there was a video piece being done by the morning news team in an interview with a representative of the Australian Institute of Management (www.aim.com.au).  Key points from this piece:

1.  There is presently a skills shortage in corporate Australia, primarily around engineering and project managers.
2.  Most hiring managers are totally ignoring the older workforce when considering new hires.
3.  Many companies are resorting to 457 visas (for international readers, these are working visas for technically qualified immigrants)
4.  Much is being lost/wasted by not considering local over 50's work force.

You could have knocked me over with a feather while I was listening to this.  Given I've just started this blog, believing nobody was noticing - well they are!  So this is encouraging.....

I've been trying to find the links to the ABC (www.abc.net.au) for the video archive, but it doesn't appear to be up just yet, but when it is, I will post it.  .

Coming up this week, I'm interviewing:

• More of my similar age colleagues some who luckily are still in work, and some not.
• A dynamic 20 something entrepreneur and getting his take on the innovation scene, and the prospects for ageing workers,
• The conjoint professor of a leading Australian university who was recently commenting on the dilemma facing education of senior executive ranks of Australian corporations and ageism in hiring practises.

As always, look forward to your comments and feedback, and how we can make this blog better.

Have a great day.
Dom