Top 10 issues facing Nevada

Posted on March 7, 2008
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Well, this started out as my “10 Predictions for 2008.”  However, I got too busy to publish it in a timely manner.  And much of what I was predicting has already surfaced.  So I tweaked it a little to be a “Top 10 issues facing Nevada” ….yet a few are still predictions:-)

  1. Overall unemployment levels in Nevada will continue to rise until the opening of City Center.
  2. The economic slowdown will impact gaming employment and layoffs may occur.
  3. The construction industry will (again) face a talent shortage by Summer 2008.
  4. State budget cuts will ripple into education and further impact our ability to ‘grow our own.’
  5. CCSD will blame the budget cuts for their recruiting woes and use the ‘early retirement’ issue as a retention tool.
  6. Gaming competitors will begin to collaborate to combat the foreseen War for Talent and implement a regional recruiting effort.
  7. Employers will begin to ask why an Applicant Tracking System doesn’t track ‘the source’ of the applicant.
  8. Employers will hold job boards more accountable for ROI and measurement.
  9. Niche and regional job boards will become mainstream and heavily used.
  10. A major privacy issue will arise from Job Boards selling resume database access.
  11. Several job fairs will leave the market because of over saturation and the impact of rising unemployment levels.
  12. The “Trailing Spouse” program will be recognized as a best practice for all employers in all industries.

Ok - and Doug needs to learn how to count (or limit top 10 lists to 10).

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