Thread: N.Y. firms have worker shortage

NY firms have worker shortage

By JOHN AIDAN BYRNE

Last Updated: 10:25 PM, September 17, 2011
Posted: 10:25 PM, September 17, 2011

Despite a grinding unemployment rate, at least some New York employers are desperately struggling in a different way -- to find skilled employees.

Talent is so scarce in certain white-hot fields -- in finance, accountancy, law, technology, medical and other sectors -- that finding qualified candidates is like mining for gold, according to local employment experts.

After searching nearly a year for a specialized tech worker, Michael Crom, executive vice president at Dale Carnegie Training in Hauppauge, knows the pain. The company finally recruited the right candidate for the well-paid job.

“I am really thrilled. He’s the right guy and is ready to relocate,â€

RELATED


Bloomberg: Immigration Laws 'National Suicide'
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-1266361.html#1266361

VIDEO: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/bl ... e-13848564

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks out against immigration laws.
06/15/2011

Bloomberg: New York City Will Collapse Without Illegal Immigrants

"The economy of the country's largest city and the entire nation would collapse if illegal immigrants were deported en masse, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told a Senate committee hearing."
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, July 05, 2006

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,202 ... z1Cq5pCvG8 [/size]