Help Wanted
How to Find and Keep Talent in a Forever-Tight Labor Market
$50.58
- Hardcover
192 pages
- Release Date
8 September 2026
Summary
How employers can compete in a challenging labor market—by hiring differently, redesigning job quality, and rethinking their government relations strategies.
From two leaders in business and workforce development with a proven track record in innovative workforce strategies.
Over the past ten years, the U.S. labor market has been buffeted, with demand shifting dramatically. At the same time, demographic trends mean that U.S. labor supply will steadily tighten into the coming d…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262054393 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262054396 |
| Author: | Jerry Rubin, Steven L. Dawson |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 8 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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ENDORSEMENTS
“For too long business leaders have been sitting in the interview room and waiting for someone else to send in “qualified candidates.” This book invites leaders to come out of the interview room and engage talent with an active strategy for success.”
—Peter Strange, Chairman Emeritus, Messer Construction; Former Board Chair, National Fund for Workforce Solutions
“A brilliant toolkit for job creators to creatively find talent—the toughest part of our job now—and a must-read book to help bring on new talent and recruit the best in a labor-strained economy where great people are critical for growth.”
—Drew Greenblatt, President, Marlin Steel Wire Products LLC
“Jerry Rubin and Steven L. Dawson offer so much useful advice on how to attract and retain workers amid a ‘forever-tight labor market,’ make sure you grab a highlighter before cracking open Help Wanted.”
—Rick Wartzman, author of Still Broke and The End of Loyalty
“This book provides a clear-eyed resource on navigating the ‘forever tight’ labor market. Compelling, relevant, and meticulously researched, it is relatable, credible, and an insightful contribution to the dialogue surrounding the rapidly changing workforce.”
—JD Chesloff, President and CEO, Massachusetts Business Roundtable
“Most employers treat hiring and retention like the weather: They constantly complain and yet never do anything about it. Help Wanted explains exactly what to do and how to get this right. An intelligent and also practical guide to these essential tasks.”
—Peter Cappelli, George W. Taylor Professor of Management, University of Pennsylvania; author of Our Least Important Asset
Jerry Rubin
Jerry Rubin
Jerry Rubin has led and founded several highly impactful workforce and community development organizations and initiatives in the nonprofit and public sectors over the past four decades. He has written extensively on workforce and community development issues, including monographs and book chapters. He is Senior Advisor at the Project on Workforce at Harvard and a Foundation Fellow at Eastern Bank.
Steven L. Dawson
Steven L. Dawson worked in the field of business/economic development for 45 years. He helped create and lead a range of for-profit and nonprofit economic development enterprises. For decades, he wrote for and consulted extensively with organizations on frontline workforce job quality issues.
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