Comment Re:Here's one (Score 2) 348
6 months Contract to Hire
That is what I see all the time as well, and I know they won't get filled.
Market rate is set by both the buyer and the seller. Or in this case, the employer and the employee.
How do I know they will struggle to get the good people?
Because of employers like mine!
We've got similar skill requirements and six month contracts that on the low end START at about $50/hr, with many going for $75/hr, $85/hr, or more. That's what we pay to get skilled people. Many apply, there are lots of people with documented successful histories, and we can choose among people with fantastic abilities.
While the employer may eventually find someone who will take the contract job for $30/hr, that is below market rate for talented people. Eventually someone will get desperate enough for it, or maybe they'll be gullible enough for it, and they'll take the job. It is not really a shortage of workers, just a market force at work.
Some workers will demand too much money for the skills they offer, some employers will offer too little money for the skills they demand. In both of those cases the market tends to work itself out, with either the workers eventually settling for lower paying jobs or the employer eventually settling for lower quality workers or higher rates.