The seven year gap. Shortage of promising young men

364 THE SEVEN-YEAR GAP Shortage of promising young men FOR seven years business and industry have been unable to recruit young men to train for responsible positions. Nearly all have been going into the Services. This absence of "new blood" may not yet be keenly felt. Many firms find their immediate needs met by reinstated staff. When they say "No vacancies," they believe what they say. REINSTATEMENTS AGE In this chart, the whole area represents the male administrative, executive and managerial staff of a typical engineering firm before the war, analysed by age-groups.