Ms. Melanie Cosgrove Holmes

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  Employers who ignore older workers now will suffer as boomers near retirement age, says Melanie Cosgrove Holmes, a vice president at Manpower. By 2012, nearly one in three U.S. workers will be over 50, according to AARP, a group for people age 50 and older. "Progressive companies that are looking ahead...are the ones that are going to be most successful," Ms. Holmes says.

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  But overall, they don't represent big changes, said Melanie Holmes, vice president of world of work solutions for Manpower.
  
  "Employers anticipate only marginal changes compared to the previous quarter, so I don't think we're going to be seeing anything dramatic," she said.
  
  The quarterly survey, conducted since 1962, showed that 19 percent of companies in the Midwest reported they would increase hiring in the first quarter, down from 26 percent during the previous quarter.Thirteen percent of companies were planning a decline, up from 9 percent last quarter.
  
  The West continues to have the best outlook, with 29 percent of employers saying they planned to increase hiring, down from 33 percent last quarter.Eleven percent of employers said they planned to decrease hiring, up from 10 percent last quarter.Holmes said the survey doesn't ask why employers choose to increase, decrease or maintain their staffing levels.Attention to the mortgage crisis or possibility of a recession could be reasons, but the survey can't say for sure, she said.
  
  "Nobody, of course, has a crystal ball and knows whether or not those things are going to happen, so it's not real surprising that some employers are going to be cutting back," she said.

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  Right now, the hardest jobs to fill can't be outsourced or turned over to robots (at least not yet), and they'll probably still be hot in 2012 because of retiring baby boomers, said Melanie Holmes, vice president of North American corporate affairs for Manpower, a worldwide employment services company.Sales representatives, teachers, mechanics, technicians, managers and truck drivers are the six hardest jobs to fill today, according to Manpower surveys. The good news: Many of Manpower's top 10 hardest jobs to fill don't require a college degree, so they're more accessible.But that's part of the problem -- the jobs are too ordinary, Holmes said.Delivery drivers, laborers and machine operators, which also made the top 10, are necessary, not glamorous."I'm not sure young people have thought of those occupations as attractive," Holmes said.

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  Melanie Holmes, vice president of corporate affairs at Manpower, says the aging work force is one reason there is a talent shortage.But it also means there are plenty of opportunities for people "if you have the skills," Holmes says.
  
  "If you don't have the skills, it's a good lesson that we need to take charge of our careers and maintain and renew our skills to keep up with the contemporary world of the work force," she says.

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  "For the first time in history, four generations are working together," said Melanie Holmes, vice president of corporate affairs for Manpower Inc., an employment services company.
  
  With the first wave of baby boomers reaching the traditional retirement age, Manpower has urged companies to think about ways to retain and recruit older workers, through flexible scheduling for example.This will help them fill positions as the labor pool shrinks.
  
  Holmes said companies need to extend their diversity training to include age as well as race and gender.

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  "For the first time in history, four generations are working together," said Melanie Holmes, vice president of corporate affairs for Manpower Inc., an employment-services company.

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  "For the first time in history, four generations are working together," said Melanie Holmes, vice president of corporate affairs for Manpower, an employment services company.

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  "While talk has slowed in the U.S. about the pending talent shortage, it is becoming more clear that there is a talent disconnect," said Melanie Holmes, vice president of world of work solutions for Manpower North America.
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  Melanie Holmes will be responding to comments about this new research and what it means to both employers and job seekers live at MyPath.com on June 3 from noon - 2 p.m. CT.

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  Speaker: Melanie Holmes, Vice President World of Work Solutions
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  Speaker: Melanie Holmes, Vice President World of Work Solutions
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  We invite you to learn more about the importance of corporate social responsibility programs from Melanie Holmes, Vice President of World of Work Solutions at Manpower. Melanie is responsible for social responsibility at Manpower, which includes diversity, volunteerism, community involvement, community relations, philanthropy, and workforce development. In her role, Melanie is dedicated to advancing Manpower's position as a thought leader in the contemporary world of work. She shares Manpower's extensive knowledge while building strategic partnerships with government, universities and other leadership organizations across the country. The world of work is changing.
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  Melanie Holmes, Vice President - World of Work Solutions
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  Melanie Holmes, Vice President - World of Work Solutions
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  Speaker: Melanie Holmes, Vice President - World of Work Solutions
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  Speaker: Melanie Holmes, Vice President - World of Work Solutions
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  Melanie Holmes, Manpower's Vice President Corporate Affairs will be our featured speaker. Melanie is responsible for corporate social responsibility at Manpower Inc., including workforce development, diversity, volunteerism and community involvement. An expert in building strategic partnerships between business, government, education and social organizations, she has insights on skills training of underemployed and unemployed individuals and why diversity is a business imperative.

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  Manpower's V.P. of World of Work Solutions, Melanie Holmes,understands that what's present-day today might not be tomorrow. That's why you'll always find something new on her Contemporary Working blog. Lively perspectives on work life issues. Tips and tools. Even some comic relief.
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  Melanie Holmes - @manpowertalks
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  Melanie Holmes - Contemporary Working blog

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