We're still
seeing skills shortages in a number of areas, so employers can't let their focus on talent attraction and retention slip.
Logistics, for example, is
seeing skills shortages and may be a promising hunting ground for graduates looking for a less conventional challenge.
Managing Director of Clayton Legal, Lynn Sedgwick comments: «It's not entirely surprising to see a fall in the number of skilled legal professionals in the market, we've
seen skills shortages grow significantly worse over the past few years and the percentage of firms that report a lack of available talent highlights this.
Not exact matches
McKinsey
sees a
shortage of up to 200,000 workers and 1.5 million managers
skilled with big data, leading companies and colleges to partner.
But SME confidence appears to be in short supply as many small firms are
seeing rising business costs alongside continuing
skills shortages.
As I sifted through the Beige Book to
see which areas of the economy were posting upward wage pressures and growing
skilled labour
shortages I could
see a large swath — Technology, Construction, Transportation Services, Restaurants, Durable Goods Manufacturing.
There are those who look at the high unemployment rates and low labor force participation of low -
skill American workers and current residents and
see a labor
shortage.
It's to do with a
shortage of doctors and the belief that doctors need to
see a minimum number of patients per year to maintain / improve their
skills to become consultants.
Looking at the
skills challenges by sector, financial services and construction have
seen very sharp increases in
skill shortages since 2013.
Last year's (2008) reasons for the
skills shortage was
seen as the construction industry being less attractive than other industries.
After successfully lobbying, the Chamber of Shipping is pleased to
see that the Migration Advisory Committee has recognised that ship and hovercraft officers are a
shortage occupation in the UK in its report - Skilled, Shortage, Sensible: The recommended shortage occupation lists for the UK and S
shortage occupation in the UK in its report -
Skilled,
Shortage, Sensible: The recommended shortage occupation lists for the UK and S
Shortage, Sensible: The recommended
shortage occupation lists for the UK and S
shortage occupation lists for the UK and Scotland.
With the current
skills»
shortages in the creative, manufacturing and engineering industries, subjects like Design & Technology need to be
seen as a valuable subject for young people to study, especially once the UK leaves the EU, argues the Design & Technology Association.
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skills shortages in mind, not least cyber
skills and engineering.
With current
skills shortages subjects like Design & Technology need to be
seen as a valuable subject for young people to study, especially once the UK leaves the EU, argues DATA.
AWS head of Architecture Glenn Gore believes Australia's speediness in adopting technology, coupled with the ability to be good at a handful of things instead of great at just one, will
see the country thrive in the face of a global
skills shortage.
However, we have continued to
see one factor plague all organisations operating in this arena: acute
skills shortages.
As you will
see in our recommendations, together we can work on clear and practical solutions to address the current
skills shortages and prepare for more balanced labour markets and a brighter future.
One of the most acute
skills shortages we have
seen over the past five years has been in the area of software and web development, and as global political instability continues, this
skills shortage has the potential to become even more pronounced.
Around the world, apprenticeships are increasingly being
seen as a solution to the problems of youth unemployment and
skills shortages.
Even though we consistently help our clients meet their need for
skills, we're still
seeing shortages in some notable areas — for example, biometrics (biostatisticians and data management specialists), regulatory affairs, and senior specialists in oncology.
«Around the world, apprenticeships are increasingly being
seen as a solution to the problems of youth unemployment and
skills shortages,» says Christine Wright, Managing Director of Hays in Asia.
There are clear signs of
skills shortage in the graduate jobs market, in engineering and parts of financial services, and the Office for National Statistics has noted that professional level roles are
seeing wage rises above inflation.
«We're
seeing an unfortunately high proportion of employers who believe Canada's
skills shortage has made hiring very difficult and simultaneously admit they could be underpaying existing staff,» said O'Grady.
Apprenticeships were
seen by our CEO Alistair Cox as an important part of a solution to the pervasive
skills shortages unearthed in our Hays Global Skills
skills shortages unearthed in our Hays Global
Skills Skills Index.
However, today's employers don't face candidate or
skills shortages, when 84 % of currently employed workers are searching for a job (
see: «84 % Of Currently Employed Workers Compete For Your Job» at http://www.recareered.com/blog/2012/04/16/84-of-currently-employed-workers-compete-for-your-job/) and when employers get an an average 1,000 resumes for each job advertised or posted (
see: «Just How Many Job Seekers Are Looking For Work?»