Achieving business goals in a tight labor market

"Achieving business goals in a tight labor market"

The Department of Labor said last week that 4.4 million people left their jobs in September, up from 4.3 million in August. Businesses are struggling to find qualified candidates to fill open roles and at the moment, this labor shortage doesn’t appear to be changing anytime soon. This is an issue Jim Boland, partner-in-charge at Cohen & Company wrote about in a recent blog post titled: 3 Tactics to Help Fill Core Business Needs in a Tight Labor Environment.

While dealing with the labor shortage, we discussed the tactics Jim said businesses can take to ensure their most important business needs are met, covering automation, flexibility and outsourcing.