

Building the U.S. Workforce of the Future: Key Challenges and Opportunities
By Bob Funk, Sr. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, there were extraordinary pressures on the U.S. to fill open positions with quality talent. Consider for example, Express Employment Professionals interviews about 2,000,000 applicants per year…but only places around 600,000 for our valued customers. While AI, technology and automation has displaced many workers, employers still need reliable, skilled and motivated employees to handle projects, programs, people and systems. O