Why is there a shortage of skilled workers in America despite the unemployment rates?

I was in a managerial position at one job and had to quickly hire 6 people. When the applications came in, I noticed one glaring problem—many applicants couldn't write a coherent sentence and th…

Top stories for Long   Why is there a shortage of skilled workers in America despite the unemployment rates? Elizabeth Beck, studied Geography • Answered June 14 I was in a managerial position at one job and had to quickly hire 6 people. When the applications came in, I noticed one glaring problem—many applicants couldn't write a co... Read more » 838 77   Your response is private Was this worth your time? This helps us show content you find valuable. Absolutely not Definitely yes   Inertia is a myth. Why do we still have it in our science? Chris Harrington, Bachelor of Fine Arts from Academy of Art University (2011) • Updated 4h ago We still have it because it is not a myth, Badger Supremo. It is very much a fact. It is always highly amusing to me for someone to come along and label a core principle of ... Read more » 1.2K 125   Why should I live in an expensive place like the San Francisco Bay Area? David Raynor, lives in San Francisco, CA • Answered November 3, 2013 It was a beautiful, warm November morning in SF today. I put my two year old in his bike seat and rode to the playground at Dolores Park. While enjoying the gorgeous views ... Read more » 429 54   A friend ate some 20-day old rice that I forget was in the refrigerator. Do I tell him or keep it to myself? Timothy Sly., Food-borne diseases epidemiologist • Answered May 19 A lot of misunderstanding is banded around whenever storing cooked rice is discussed. Here are the important points. Leftover steamed white rice that has been quickly refrig... Read more » 82 1   Why aren't hovercrafts very common? Andrew Daviel, Over 60 years of acquired knowledge, much of it still true • Updated June 26 Because they're noisy as heck, steer like a drunken cow, and gulp fuel like there's no tomorrow. In the 1960's, that didn't matter so much. Hovercraft were the future. SRN5, ... Read more » 1.2K 71   Which Isaac Asimov's books would you recommend me to read first? C.S. Friedman, Science Fiction/Fantasy Novelist and Writing Instructor • Answered June 10 Asimov is the master of ideas. His best works combine solid storytelling with compelling ideas. He was not great at character development, but that was true of many SF writ... Read more » 284 55   What is the smallest CPU currently? Hantani Sadahiko, former Embedded Programmer • Answered June 2 The world's smallest CPU as of June 2, 2025. Texas Instruments (TI) has unveiled what it claims is one of the world's smallest Arm-core microcontrollers, the MSPM0C1104, at ... Read more » 357 18   Does wire mesh add strength to concrete? Ciro Pabon, B.S. Civil Engineering & Highway Engineering, Universidad La Gran Colombia (1984) • Updated July 15, 2022 Well done, a bit. Poorly done it will destroy the concrete for lack of concrete covering which creates rust in the mesh and attacks the concrete. Check cover requirements for... Read more » 514 16   I used ChatGPT to format my references. ChatGPT generated fake metadata. I sent the draft to my supervisor, and he accused me of plagiarism because he could not find the papers. I sent him the PDF of papers. Is it plagiarism/falsification/negligence? Franklin Veaux, Published fiction and nonfiction author, compulsive writer • Answered June 17 Plagiarism is passing off work that is not yours as though it were. If you copy someone else's work and pass it off as yours, that's plagiarism. If you copy ChatGPT and pass... Read more » 313 30   What will it take to make the United States like Japan with low crime? Anthony Zarrella, Conservative Catholic, Attorney/Councilor, Constitutionalist • Answered May 7 Replace us all with first- or second-generation Japanese. No, really, I'm serious. If you look at crime rates in various countries, and then you look at crime rates among ear... Read more » 1.1K 102   My horse riding instructor constantly tells me to keep my "heels down" while riding horse but it feels very unnatural and uncomfortable and I'd rather ride naturally in the position that my leg/heels naturally falls, what should I do? Lauren Carey • Answered May 7, 2019 You should put your heels down, toes up, shoulders back, align your body shoulders-hip-heel and do as you're taught by the people you're paying to teach you. It's a dangero... Read more » 231 38   Why were the movies Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker so bad? José Manuel Muñiz Herrera, Attorney at Law (2007-present) • Answered June 8 Many reasons, but to sum up: Lack of planning for the trilogy as a whole. Lack of due professional respect and proper coordination between directors. Complete disinterest by t... Read more » 315 93 Read more in your feed

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