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Diversity In The Workplace

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America’s workforce is below average. Well, it does sound like a crazy statement but America’s job market is more gilded than we thought. With over 5.6 million job openings reported by both the Bureau of Labor Statistics and CNN.com, it has no signs of stopping. This is due to the persistent component that hasn’t been addressed, which, you guessed it, is our unskilled workers. Also known as the skills gap issue, many employers find it difficult to obtain enough workers that are qualified for their vacancies and leads to them losing potential profits. As a high school student, the American institutional instruction are no longer enough to prepare our young prospects, like myself, for future in-demand jobs. It’s adamant that American education …show more content…

Each individual person has their own specific strengths, weaknesses, aspirations and gifts. Despite our teachings being similar at times in terms of making us successful world-class workers, we are not regulated to follow one system that teaches everyone the same thing the same exact way. Each member obtains their individual needed input under our one big organization support network. Let’s take my experience for example. As an academic student, I know I'm set when it comes to my work performance. However, I never experienced being in a leadership position. Thus, I ended up becoming the SkillsUSA Hawaii State Secretary. I never envisioned myself ever having the confidence to talk to industry leaders from Lowe’s, Federal Credit Union, Autodesk and the many large corporations that SkillsUSA have connections with. I’ve also discovered that strengths that I never thought I had before such as being able to persuade a group of people and making very quick, but smart decision calls. It even brought me to meet and work with like-minded, driven individuals from around the nation that may one day be my future colleagues. SkillsUSA changed me in terms of how I perceived myself in the world of work through just having a taste in my state officer position, as I do have a lot to learn and practice in order to become a successful worker down the line. This organization can as well help our members reach their full potential through just a simple change in mindset, giving them an early advantage to becoming an employable American

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