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BusinessLive reports the Manpower Group’s annual Talent Shortage Survey indicates that employers are scrambling to hire electricians, carpenters and bricklayers, as well as managers and executives.
Management or executive posts; office support staff such as secretaries and administrative assistants; and engineers are among the most difficult positions to fill. A total of 750 local employers were surveyed, 34% of whom said they were finding it difficult to fill positions, which was three percentage points higher than in 2015 and a significant 26 percentage points higher than in 2014. Yet at the same time, SA also has an oversupply of job-seekers who are not suitably qualified. A significant number of surveyed employers (86%) said they were training and developing employees to fill open positions.
- Read this report by Ntsakisi Maswanganyi in full at BusinessLive
- Read too, Skills deficit hurts employers and job-seekers, at Business Report
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