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We have had a number of interesting discussions over the past few months about the job market and the difficulty that some individuals are having finding a job. Economist Arnold Kling talked to us about the possibility that many traditional middle class jobs are simply disappearing. Futurist Federico Pistono examined how automation is contributing to the dwindling job market. Recruiting guru Dan Ridge made the case that there are a lot of hidden jobs out there, millions of them in fact, and that they are unfilled and may go on being unfilled for some time.   The corollary to hidden jobs is unseen -- or at least undervalued or underappreciated -- job seekers. We’ve talked about one group of of job-seekers whose value has been severely discounted -- the unemployed. This week we’ll take a look at another group, our veterans.

Jeff Kaney joins us to talk about how veterans might be undervalued and what we can do to address the prpoblem.

About Our Guest

  Jeff Kaney is the founder and CEO of the Kaney Group, a collection of interrelated companies which includes commercial Real Estate, Aerospace Engineering, Aerospace Manufacturing and Capital Funding . Prior to forming the Kaney Group, he served as a pilot in the USAF for 10 years including combat in Desert Storm. Jeff is also is a member of the CNBC-Young Presidents’ Organization Chief Executive Network.

Who are the employees companies fight over? How can you become one?
As intellectual capital has become the dominant competitive factor in many (if not most) businesses, companies are scrambling to get the people with the right skills and knowledge. While unemployment remains a harrowing problem for too many workers, others find themselves at the center of an ongoing war for talent.
Who are the combatants in this war? What's at stake? Human Performance expert Kason Morris joins us to discuss.
About Our Guest
Kason Morris is an accomplished consultant and manager of change management, diversity, talent management and training projects with  experience focused on developing and improving Human Performance, designing processes and managing organization transitions in Financial Services, Government, Retail, and Media & Entertainment.

He specializes in Evaluating Human Performance  and Diversity programs; troubleshooting to isolate the causes of performance gaps and organizational needs; and conceptualizing and designing training, marketing and analysis materials.

Kason received his Master’s in Business and Workplace Education from New York University and his Bachelor’s in Marketing Strategy & Planning from the Hagan School of Business at Iona College.

In Moneyball, Brad Pitt discovers that the key to building a winning baseball team is to assess player talent differently than anyone has ever done it before. Turns out that the principles he discovers have value far beyond the baseball diamond.

About Our Guest:
 
Cathy Missildine-Martin is the co-founder of Intellectual Capital Consulting, a firm specializing in profitability through human capital.  She works closely with executives in the areas of performance, productivity, organizational metrics, training, employee and customer engagement, workforce planning, organizational design and strategic implementation.  Her experience in operations and sales management in the technical, insurance and hospitality industries has given her a broad understanding of business issues and a solid foundation for building performance enhancing systems that support the business. Her client list includes such names as the Intercontinental Hotels Group, IBM, Hampton Inns, and the United Way.

Cathy is currently serving as President-Elect for the Society for Human Resource Management in Atlanta for 2012, and will be taking over as President in 2013. 

The problem of jobs looms over much of our national discourse, especially in an election year. It seems that weeks have turned to months and months have turned to years as we’ve been waiting for sustained improvement in the area of employment, with no particular reason to believe that change is coming any time soon. Some pundits are even suggesting that relatively high levels of unemployment are becoming endemic, and that some loss of middle-class jobs may be permanent. In fact we’ve had pundits on this very program make exactly that point.

Meanwhile, even as 13 million Americans are officially listed as unemployed, there are millions of jobs that are unfilled and may go on being unfilled for some time. Are we suffering from one or more blind spots when we survey the job market? And if so, what can we do to correct our vision -- how do we start matching some of these people who need jobs with some of these jobs who need people?

About Our Guest:

Dan Ridge is the CEO and Founder at CATO Services. He is also the Consultant and Chief Star Gazer at 5 Star Consulting Group, a leading talent acquisition, retention and right-sizing consulting firm.

Dan Works with established companies and start ups ventures, with a focus on identifying opportunities for clients and delivering solutions that represent best practices and a significant ROI.