Top 10 jobs employers are having difficulty filling in 2012
ManpowerGroup surveyed nearly 40,000 employers across 41 countries and territories as part of its annual Talent Shortage Survey. Globally, 34 percent of employers say they are having difficulty filling positions, the three most challenging of which are Skilled Trades, Engineers and Sales Representatives. The reasons most often cited are lack of available applicants and lack of technical skills. Employers are having the most difficulty finding the right people to fill jobs in Japan (81 percent), Brazil (71 percent) and Bulgaria (51 percent).
GLOBAL: TOP 10 JOBS EMPLOYERS ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY FILLING
- Skilled Trades Workers
- Engineers
- Sales Representatives
- Technicians
- IT Staff
- Accounting & Finance Staff
- Drivers
- Management/Executives
- Laborers
- Secretaries, PAs, Administrative Assistant
U.S. employers expect hiring to increase slightly in Q1-2012
According to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released today by ManpowerGroup, the Net Employment Outlook for Quarter 1 2012 is +9%, an increase from the +7% Outlook during Quarter 4 2011, and stable compared to one year ago when the Outlook was +8%. This represents the most promising hiring Outlook since 2008.
U.S. employers expect hiring to increase slightly in Q1-2012