TAIPEI, Jul 06, 2010
Manpower Taiwan today released the results of its fifth Manpower Talent Shortage Survey, revealing persistent talent shortages in many countries and industry sectors, with 31% of employers worldwide and 41% of employers in Taiwan having difficulty filling key positions within their organization.
The top hardest to fill jobs globally are Skilled Trades, Sales Representatives, Technicians and Engineers according to the survey of more than 35,000 employers across 36 countries. Significantly, these are the same top jobs that employers have reported struggling to fill for the past four years, suggesting that there is an ongoing, systemic global shortage in these areas. Here in Taiwan, the most difficult jobs to fill are Sales Representatives, Engineers and Management/Executives.
Terence Liu, General Manager of Manpower Taiwan comments, “We are seeing a ‘jobless’ recovery in many parts of the world, yet where there are jobs available employers are having difficult filling positions. The issue is not about the number of potential candidates, but rather a talent mismatch, because there are not enough sufficiently skilled people in the right places at the right times. Many employers will need to recalibrate their mindsets to recruitment, particularly those facing ongoing, perpetual talent shortages. They should consider candidates who may not meet all of the job specifications, but whose capability gaps can be filled in a timely and cost-effective way.
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Jobs most in demand in 2010 in Taiwan
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Jobs most in demand in 2009 in Taiwan
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1. Sales Representatives
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1. Researchers(R&D)
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2. Engineers
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2. Sales Representatives
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3. Management/Executives
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3. Engineers
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4. Technicians
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4. Management/Executives
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5. Researchers(R&D)
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5. Accounting & Finance Staff
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6. Production Operators
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6. Technicians
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7. Skilled Trades
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7. Sales Managers
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8. Accounting & Finance Staff
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8. Marketing & Public Relations Staff
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9. Quality Controllers
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9. Project Managers
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10. Sales Managers
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10. Production Operators
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Manpower’s Fresh Perspectives Paper Teachable Fit: A New Approach for Easing the Talent Mismatch, also released today, offers advice for employers to broaden their search for candidates to include industry migrants, location migrants, role changers and workforce entrants. Training and development are keys to successfully tapping into these talent pools.
“By broadening their search for talent in untapped pools, employers can leverage candidates that may not be a precise fit but instead are a “teachable fit,” added Terence Liu. “It matters less what technical skills, although still important, an individual mastered in the past, and matters more that an individual possess the capacity, capability and motivation to learn new skills in the future.”
Globally, Employers having the most difficulty finding the right people to fill jobs are those in Japan (76%), Brazil (64%), Argentina (53%), Singapore (53%), Poland (51%), Australia (45%), Hong Kong (44%), Mexico (43%), Peru (42%), Taiwan (41%), China (40%), and Panama (38%).
Compared to 2009, employers are reporting that talent shortages are considerably less
pervasive in Romania (down 26 percentage points), Taiwan (down 21 percentage points), and South Africa (down 19 percentage points).
Asia Pacific
In Asia Pacific, the survey shows that 41% of the region’s employers are having difficulty filling positions due to the lack of suitable talent available in their markets. This is a nine percentage point increase when compared to the 2009 survey.
Vacancies for Sales Representatives are the most difficult to fill in Asia Pacific, as this job remains the most difficult to fill for the fifth year in succession, followed by Technicians and Engineers. Employers in Japan (76%), Singapore (53%), Australia (45%) and Hong Kong (44%) are having the most difficulty finding staff, while those in New Zealand (30%) and India (16%) are having the least difficulty.
The complete results of Manpower’s global talent shortage survey and Fresh Perspectives Paper Teachable Fit: A New Approach for Easing the Talent Mismatch can be downloaded at www.manpower.com.tw
About Manpower Inc.
Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN) is a world leader in innovative workforce solutions; creating and delivering services that enable its clients to win in the changing world of work. With over 60 years’ experience, Manpower offers employers a range of services and solutions for the entire employment and business cycle including permanent, temporary and contract recruitment; employee assessment and selection; training; outplacement; outsourcing and consulting. Manpower's worldwide network of nearly 4,000 offices in 82 countries and territories enables the company to meet the needs of 400,000 clients per year, including small and medium size enterprises in all industry sectors, as well as the world's largest multinational corporations. The focus of Manpower’s work is on raising productivity through improved quality, efficiency and cost-reduction across their total workforce, enabling clients to concentrate on their core business activities. Manpower Inc. operates under five brands: Manpower, Manpower Professional, Elan, Jefferson Wells and Right Management. More information about Manpower Inc. is available at www.manpower.com.tw
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