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Half of Australian employers still struggling to find staff: Manpower
There is a "mismatch" between the types of people available for work and the specific skills employers are looking for, Manpower`s fourth annual talent shortage survey has found.
The survey, involving nearly 11,500 respondents across the Asia-Pacific region, found that nearly half (49%) of Australian employers are still struggling to find the right candidates.
The talent shortage is somewhat less apparent in New Zealand, where 39 per cent of employers report difficulties filling their roles.
"Despite high levels of unemployment in many markets, this year’s talent survey suggests a mismatch between the type of individuals available for work and the specific skills that employers are looking for," says Lincoln Crawley, managing director of Manpower Australia and New Zealand.
"In an environment where companies are pressured to shift their mindset to think more strategically and creatively about how to do more with less, the same approach is being applied to how they manage their talent. Employers are looking for ways to accelerate their business strategy with less people. It’s this specificity of skills required in the individuals that employers are now seeking that is creating a sense of talent shortage amidst an overabundant pool of available workers."
The top three jobs that are hardest to fill in Australia remain the same as last year (with some movement in ranking), but new to this year`s list are customer service and support people, machinists and production operators.
The top 10 hardest-to-fill jobs are:
1. skilled manual trades;
2. sales representatives;
3. engineers;
4. management/executive (management/corporate);
5. accounting and finance staff;
6. technicians;
7. customer service representatives and customer support;
8. machinist/machine operators
9. production operators; and
10. drivers.
In New Zealand, the 10 jobs employers are finding it hardest to fill are:
1. sales representatives;
2. engineers;
3. technicians;
4. accounting and finance staff;
5. IT staff;
6. production operators;
7. skilled manual trades;
8. management/executive (management/corporate);
9. customer service representatives and customer support; and
10. researchers (R&D).
The major difference from last year`s NZ survey is the inclusion of customer service and researcher roles on the list, displacing last year`s demand for labourers and secretaries, PAs and administrators.
Source:
http://www.recruiterdaily.com.au/nl06_news_selected.php?act=2&stream=1&selkey=39
The survey, involving nearly 11,500 respondents across the Asia-Pacific region, found that nearly half (49%) of Australian employers are still struggling to find the right candidates.
The talent shortage is somewhat less apparent in New Zealand, where 39 per cent of employers report difficulties filling their roles.
"Despite high levels of unemployment in many markets, this year’s talent survey suggests a mismatch between the type of individuals available for work and the specific skills that employers are looking for," says Lincoln Crawley, managing director of Manpower Australia and New Zealand.
"In an environment where companies are pressured to shift their mindset to think more strategically and creatively about how to do more with less, the same approach is being applied to how they manage their talent. Employers are looking for ways to accelerate their business strategy with less people. It’s this specificity of skills required in the individuals that employers are now seeking that is creating a sense of talent shortage amidst an overabundant pool of available workers."
The top three jobs that are hardest to fill in Australia remain the same as last year (with some movement in ranking), but new to this year`s list are customer service and support people, machinists and production operators.
The top 10 hardest-to-fill jobs are:
1. skilled manual trades;
2. sales representatives;
3. engineers;
4. management/executive (management/corporate);
5. accounting and finance staff;
6. technicians;
7. customer service representatives and customer support;
8. machinist/machine operators
9. production operators; and
10. drivers.
In New Zealand, the 10 jobs employers are finding it hardest to fill are:
1. sales representatives;
2. engineers;
3. technicians;
4. accounting and finance staff;
5. IT staff;
6. production operators;
7. skilled manual trades;
8. management/executive (management/corporate);
9. customer service representatives and customer support; and
10. researchers (R&D).
The major difference from last year`s NZ survey is the inclusion of customer service and researcher roles on the list, displacing last year`s demand for labourers and secretaries, PAs and administrators.
Source:
http://www.recruiterdaily.com.au/nl06_news_selected.php?act=2&stream=1&selkey=39
