As he launched the panel discussion on recruiting strategies, moderator Steve Little of KPost Company pointed to statistics that reveal a shortage of skilled labor is a crucial problem in all areas of construction. “America is in desperate need of people as employment levels surge and older people leave the industry, and they are not being replaced by skilled people,” he said. “The problem is not limited to roofing. It’s across the board.”
How the roofing industry will solve the labor shortage was the central issue facing participants in a panel discussion titled “Recruiting Strategies: How to Make the Industry Appealing to Today’s Generation.”