A story in the NYT states that the manufacturing is being ratchet up but now there is shortage of skills. The manufacturing has taken pains to upgrade their technology but the people they need to keep with up with it is in short supply. What does it say about our work force? There has been lots of layoff of people who are older and have gotten trained on old technology. And as everybody knows technology keeps on improving. The long term unemployed have lost out on working on this new technology. So when the jobs are advertised they are not a best match for the skills that the companies are looking for.
It is nice to say that workers should be re-trained but if the companies are not going to hire somebody with outdated or rusty skills, then what are the workers going to be re-trained for. But for all the blame being put on the manufacturing, it should also be the responsibility of the workers to try to get acquainted with the latest technology. I know it is hard with your family and finances ( I am in the same boat) but to say that I am not going to learn new things (believe me I have read it in newspapers online regarding comments by certain people stating that) is self defeating and unhelpful.
The more skills you have, the more you are useful to the hiring companies and the more you feel good about yourself and your self esteem instead of just giving up and refusing to not even learning new skills. There is no age limit to when you can learn things and with the internet; you can increase your skills in the comfort of your home.
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