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The Skills Gap

The Computer Technology Industry Associationpath can promote satisfaction and
("CompTIA") recently conducted a survey ofincentive.According to Leigh Branham, "The 7
273 CompTIA members to determine the biggestHidden Reasons Employees Leave", three of the
challenges for the next 12 months. Fillingtop reasons are related to personal
vitally important functional positions indevelopment. Common reasons for leaving are
sales and technical customer service ranked"No feedback or coaching", "No career
as the most critical obstacles in the cominggrowth", and "Devalued or unrecognized". You
year.53% of respondents expect it to becan promote a positive environment to retain
extremely difficult to adequately fill salesvaluable employees while simultaneously
positions in the next 12 months41% ofimproving personal abilities that close the
respondents expect it to be difficult to fillskills gap.For more information about
technical support and customer servicetraining and education from the Computer
positions in the next 12 monthsWhat are theTechnology Industry Association (CompTIA),
Sales Skills Gaps?55% need to improve theplease visit more information about
ability to spot new business opportunities43%self-paced training programs and workshop
need to improve the ability to generatematerials, please visit the Institute for
incremental revenue from existing clients42%Advanced  Leadership  at
need to better understand new technologies
and products41% need help to betterof Wisdom"Success in business requires
anticipate customer's future needs37% need totraining and discipline and hard work. But if
build better relationships with existingyou're not frightened by these things, the
customers34% need to be able to close newopportunities are just as great today as they
businessClosing the GapThere are twoever  were."
approaches to closing the skills gap.One
approach is to look for talent to fill the- David Rockefeller"Greatness is more than
gaps. This approach has a constant risk ofpotential. It is the execution of that
betting on the hiring process, bidding forpotential. Beyond the raw talent. You need
new talent, and the risk of losing qualitythe appropriate training. You need the
candidates to a higher bidder.Anotherdiscipline. You need the inspiration. You
approach is to develop talent with training.need  the  drive."
The hidden benefit of training talent is
employee loyalty. Creating an environment- Eric A Burns"Education's purpose is to
that offers self-improvement and a careerreplace an empty mind with an open one.



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