Job-Seeking in the District of Columbia
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-02-10/job-seeking-district-columbia
Finding a good job in the District of Columbia during a recession isn't easy. But when you're a high school dropout, an ex-offender, or someone who's already living hand-to-mouth, it can be even harder to get into the job market. We'll look at some of the programs working to lower the unemployment rate for the District's poorest residents.
Guests
Eric Scott
Program Manager, D.C. Department of Employment Services
Elijah Moses
Director of Career Development, Sasha Bruce Youth Build
Edith Westfall
Deputy Director, Center for Workforce Strategies, Community College of the District of Columbia
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Manufacturing is the golden egg. Germany, despite its most expensive labor force in the world is the manufacturing powerhouse.
The reason is highly skilled workforce. Even simple things like children's sand box toys or kitchen knives are still manufactured there and covetted all around the world. Hardly high-tech products.
Meaningless college diploma's in obscure business or liberal arts field are not going to help.
I have no argument.
But just the comment that Germany was and is very careful about how it handles it's highly skilled workforce. it's in no big hurry to offshore it's manufacturing as fast as it's able. This is due in no small part to a lot of the shops workforce being directly involved in the election of a company's board of directors.
The workers in great part, own the means of production. There is a name for that, and it scares the pants off most of our electorate. near as I can tell, for no good reason.