MEDIA ALERT: PayScale Offers New Insights on the Widening Skills Gap in Upcoming World at Work Webinar


SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwired - May 13, 2013) - On May 15th at 12:00 noon ET, PayScale will present new data about the widening skills gap and provide guidance to help businesses find and recruit skilled employees in a free World at Work webinar. PayScale's data shows 67% of companies are currently experiencing difficulty filling job positions due to a lack of qualified job applicants. In this strategic presentation, Mykkah Herner of PayScale will identify which industries are feeling the most pain from the skills gap, describe how businesses can attract hard-to-find skilled employees, and outline how a strategic compensation plan can ensure long term success.

Join his webinar to learn how to effectively bridge the skills gap in 2013. To register for the online event, please visit the World at Work web site here: http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=71650

About PayScale
Creator of the largest database of individual compensation profiles in the world, PayScale provides an immediate snapshot of market salaries to employees and employers through its online tools and software. PayScale's products are powered by innovative search and query algorithms that acquire, analyze, and aggregate compensation information for millions of individuals in real time. Publisher of the quarterly PayScale Index and the PayScale Compensation Best Practices Report, PayScale's cloud compensation software is used by more than 2,500 customers including Mozilla, Tully's Coffee, Clemson University, and the United States Postal Service. For more information, please visit: http://www.PayScale.com or follow PayScale on Twitter at @PayScaleBiz and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PayScale.

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