It's both, actually. I would argue that right now, from my limited knowledge of what's going on currently in the federal public service, it seems to be that most everybody wants to hire experience first. They don't want to have to grow from within. When you ask individuals or organizations where the shortages are, they'll most often say the experienced tradesperson, the experienced professional, technical, or scientific person. However, there are shortages as well at the entry level. It's a bit of both, and I think organizations have to invest in youth, bring them in quickly, and meld them with the more sage and experienced in organizations to ramp up their skills quickly.
