Show r AB NS N'S N I ADJUSTING TO THE SKILLED LABOR Babon Park 1 nuite a while manpower shortages es have ben been a way of life for eni em in many of the country Some of the smartest labor relations men looked earv earvin early in the game for ways around th the problem But too many sim sim- sim simply ply let thin things s slide thinking the picture would change if they waited Demand for men and women of high skills how ever continues to Increase and managements both lar large e and small are having to face up sip to the dilemma Strategies For Finding Good Workers Industrial executives have plenty penty of difficult questions to answer perhaps more than ever before But when top busi busi- busi businessmen get together today the talk almost always settles down downto downto to the best methods of finding employees to man the tion lines Most 1 localities have plenty of jobless people but these are usually entirely with with- without out training and too often without ambition That is why business schools and colleges are being besieged by job prospectors offering con tracts and big pay to boys and girls even before they have completed their education There are only limited num bers of such potentially top top- drawer job aspirants The most successful personnel officials are those who uncover manpower er sources where there dont don't seem to be any who have the ingenuity and drive to learn from others how they have managed to staff their plants and offices This is an excel eicel lent time to note how some of the more firms are maintaining adequate crews in areas where others are searching in vain Training Programs On Most Lists Upgrading already establish establish- established established ed w workers from within has proved an effective way of and quality of a company's position Then comes of course the city ity for filling in again at the bottom Most 1 establishments have hav what is known as an open door with the unskilled encouraged to conic come to work vork and enroll Immediately in a company training pro program Th The percentage of successful break brenk may mav be small but skilled joh iO aspirants are arc virtual ly Iy non existent One large concern has 10 plants in critical labor short short- shortage age cities It hs has recently dP do signed a new policy that is said to work vell All of its testing employees procedures have been revaluated making 1 it easier asier for an inexperienced to be hired and dir to the type of lob on training best t suited to his abil abil- abil abilities recruitment tenis using newspapers still considered most reward in ing TV radio billboards and brochures are being stead ily nu augmented d b by what might be termed desperation tech Invitations Back Into The Labor Force In practically nil all of the most heavily industrialized centers employers are trying to get those not currently seeking em em- em employment to come into the man man- manpower power force Many firms are arc making recruiting agents out of their workers by offering them thema a 50 bond for each new em em- em employee they bring in Other fX cx- cx are giving trading stamps to In substantial numbers expensive appliances paid va- va vacation vacation cation trips and other linus- linus ual incentives to those un- un unearthing Unearthing job applicants who actually join the personnel rolls Attempts are being made to lure mothers back at least on ona ona a basis One Eastern company has placed in opera tion a Mother Shift which is said to be flourishing It runs from am to pm e mothers to work while the are at school and get home in time to greet them and have dinner ready on More efficient tiona planning is being em- em I in some cases to meet deficiencies One leading manufacturer stresses a aI perfect attendance record I granting those who achieve ve this mark n a 50 bond each year ear still till others other spur Spill attendance per 11 via gifts ond trading tamp As it looks now it could he bA a long time before skilled labor is again easy to come by Executives who rea- rea real real- lao ize thi and and grapple successfully fully with the problem will hold the best competitive position |