Alain Dehaze Quotes
While labour market reports scream with dramatic youth unemployment data, hundreds of employers cry out for employees with the right skills sets. As recruiters, we suffer this shortage every day.
Dehaze, Alain. "4 ways the world of work is changing." World Economic Forum, 12 Jan. 2016.
At the time there was great demand for skilled computer programmers and other technical skills. But there was insufficient demand for many of the skills that the American Workforce such as airplane mechanics, or TV Camera people for example.
The slogan was created by Martin Sorrell of the Sacchi & Sacchi Advertising Company.
This is a statement that in the early 21st century would be made only by ultra liberals. But in the in the late 1940’s this was not only standard democratic party thinking, but a large number of Republicans thought of the Government as the employer of last resort including their Presidential standard bearer.
At the height of the depression the President actually told the people on nationwide radio that American unemployment was worse than any other country in the world. Few politicians since have ever been so candid with bad news for which the administration could partially be blamed. But Roosevelt needed the confidence and good will of the people over the long haul because there were no quick fixes. Therefore he assiduously personally told the people the truth about the conditions that existed. He did build that trust with candor and deep commitment to try things until something worked. Few Presidents since have been that honest with bad news, and few Presidents since have had the support of the electorate while he was working the problem.
This incredible quotation was actually typical of many of the extremist right wing views that Angle had. Very few conservatives who may have problems with the unemployment insurance system believe that the benefits are so generous that anyone would possibly be spoiled from the benefit. An unemployed family head, who may have been middle class, if he or she lost a job and while looking for another is supported by unemployment in almost all cases will be below the poverty level. This is hardly a standard of living that would spoil anyone. The voters of Nevada certainly thought so as they defeated Angle at the polls.
Well over a century ago, this prescient economist pointed out that in a very competitive economy, people would have to develop and have multiple skills to remain employable. The competition also produces technological obsolescence.
Bush was the first President to explicitly and publicly explain to Americans the relationship between successful high school and college graduation and unemployment where it did not exist. We were moving ourselves into the information age.
Alain Dehaze (born 1963) is a Belgian business executive who is currently serving as the CEO of The Adecco Group. Having previously worked as the Adecco Regional Chief for Northern Europe and France, he joined The Adecco Group in September 2015.
