This Heard on the Street report shares insights from interviews with 20 Waco-area employers, highlighting the critical skills and knowledge local businesses value most. Part of our work with Workforce Solutions Heart of Texas.
In a job market beset by technology transformation and labor shortage, labor market data is not enough to understand the skills valued by regional businesses. Advisory councils are useful but seldom get at the nuances that really matter in worker preparation.
This Heard on the Street report is part of the Heart of Texas workforce board strategy to better understand what their area employers value. These twenty interviews with Waco regional employers, and the several important and common threads that connect them, give us an in-depth glimpse at the knowledge and skills the business community is really looking for.
