Besides looking for machinists, my employer is also looking for a CNC programmer that has experience with 3D graphic software. Experience in Edgecam or Esprit strongly preferred, so if you know anybody please send me a PM. Thanks.
At some point companies are going to need to start training people themselves instead of hoping someone with experience will apply.
Those jobs that don’t go overseas are considered low-wage, blue collar, factory-type jobs and are often undesirable. Because our schools (and probably parents to some extent) continue to steer youth away from the skilled trades, a four-year college degree remains the preferred career path for most high school students.
There’s Pride in the Trades
It takes a special person to be able to learn and understand the complex and technical nature of most skilled trades.
Hard Work Is Good
In addition to the economy, our high unemployment rate can also be attributed to our talent supply. There are clearly jobs available, but not enough skilled workers to fill them. This talent gap will continue to grow if we don’t do anything about it. We can start by working to change the stigma attached to the skilled trades and hard work. Getting your hands dirty isn’t a bad thing. Mike Rowe, host of the TLC show “Dirty Jobs” and champion for skilled workers in the United States, is dedicated to reinvigorating the image of the skilled trades. His mission statement: “Work is not the Enemy” is the theme to his website, mikeroweWORKS.com, a community dedicated to skilled labor.
Meh. Not as much on the job training as there used to be either. It seems all job openings want experience and a lot of it.
This was not the case not that many years ago.
It gets old being told that you need a degree for a job just because it gives somebody in an office warm and fuzzies
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