By Rafael Castaneda
09/13/2023 – Forbes Business Development Council
Healthcare workforce shortages have grown more critical since the Covid-19 pandemic, as are labor shortages in many other industries, including IT, manufacturing, transportation and education. Employee turnover in healthcare systems remains high, even as competition for workers who are already certified is driving sign-on bonuses to astronomical levels.
There are other models besides the traditional one of hiring skilled workers who are already employed and working. It’s a model where employers invest in training and certification programs for job candidates instead of spending millions on sign-on bonuses because they are competing for a small—and shrinking—pool of candidates….Read the full piece on Forbes here.