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George Rebane

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October 13, 2012
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Keeping out the smart ones

Recently we again learned that there are millions of jobs in America that are going unfilled — 3 million more or less. Of these, 600,000 are low-tech jobs that require people to speak correct English, answer the phone properly and dress appropriately for the workplace. But apparently not enough in our unemployed workforce can fill the bill – but that is another story already covered elsewhere. What we’re concerned about here is the almost 2.5 million available jobs that do require higher-level skills. For those aware of the situation in our institutes of higher learning, this problem is somewhat unbelievable. …

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