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Where's the youth?
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Want to read some sobering statistics? In a recent profile of Commercial Motor readers, we discovered the following facts: within the survey group of 1,500, 55% had worked within the industry for 21 years or more, while the average reader age was 47.
"I'm not surprised!" you say. The industry has long had a solid core of experienced professionals who've been around long enough to know the difference between a camshaft and a mineshaft—so what?
Well, look beyond that and what do you find? Within that group of 1,5oo, only 6% had been in the industry for five years or less, and a similar number were under 30. What does that say for the industry's ability to attract young blood?
While you're pondering that, consider the remarks of Andrew Blakesley, divisional director of Manpower's driving and logistics division, Driving Power (see page 10 for the full story).
"The driving industry faces a unique challenge in that there is a huge skills shortage in an increasingly buoyant sector for employment opportunities."
His comment was prompted by the latest Manpower quarterly
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