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Jobs for Technicians are the most difficult to fill

ManpowerGroup’s 2011 Annual Talent Shortage Survey surveyed nearly 40,000 employers in 39 countries and territories to discover that more than one third (34%) of employers globally are reporting difficulty finding the talent they need to fill positions. This is a 3% increase over 2010 and the highest percentage since 2007, just before the global recession hit.

The most difficult jobs to fill in 2011:

Jobs for Technicians are the most difficult to fill

Global Employment Trends 2011: The challenge of a jobs recovery

The annual Global Employment Trends (GET) report provides the latest global and regional estimates of employment and unemployment, employment by sector, vulnerable employment, labour productivity and working poverty, while also analysing country-level issues and trends in the labour market. Taking into account macroeconomic trends and forecasts, the GET includes a short-term outlook for labour markets around the world.

Download the full report here [10MB, 107 pages]

This report is the first to take stock of the labour market situation during the recovery from the global economic crisis. It incorporates the most recent labour market information available to explore the state of the labour market globally and regionally. Global Employment Trends 2011: The challenge of a jobs recovery

Video log of #Recruitfest 2010

I’ve attended RecruitFest 2010 live in Boston on October 7th which was a great experience! Not just because of the information sharing but also to have the possibility to meet and speak with the speakers. Over 3,800 people from 38 countries also watched this event online.  The good new is that the video footage of all the sessions is now available to everyone.

Because there is a ton of video footage I’ll give you my top picks of this event. If you are interested in a look at the future of talent acquisition, and what recruiting and HR professionals can do to make sure there is one, watch Master Burnett talking about:

Shaping the Future of Talent Acquisition

Video log of #Recruitfest 2010

Global research project reveals major changes in online behaviour

The largest ever global research project into people’s online activities and behaviour – Digital Life – is launched by TNS, the world’s biggest custom research company. Covering nearly 90 per cent of the world’s online population through 50,000 interviews with consumers in 46 countries, the study reveals major changes in the world’s online behaviour. Core data from the study is being made publicly available via an interactive website – www.discoverdigitallife.com

Among the key findings of the study:

  • Globally, people who have on-line access have digital sources as their number one media channel. 61% of online users use the internet daily against 54% for TV, 36% for Radio and 32% for Newspapers.
  • Online consumers in rapid growth markets have overtaken mature markets in terms of engaging with digital activities. When looking at behaviour online, rapid growth markets such as Egypt (56%) and China (54%) have much higher levels of digital engagement than mature markets such as Japan (20%), Denmark (25%) or Finland (26%). This is despite mature markets usually having a more advanced internet infrastructure.
  • Activities such as blogging and social networking are gaining momentum at huge speed in rapid growth markets. The research shows four out of five online users in China (88%) and over half of those in Brazil (51%) have written their own blog or forum entry, compared to only 32% in the US. The Internet has also become the default option for photo sharing among online users in rapid growth markets, particularly in Asia. The number of online consumers who have ever uploaded photos to social networks or photo sharing sites is 92% in Thailand, 88% in Malaysia and 87% in Vietnam, whilst developed markets are more conservative. Less than a third of online consumers in Japan (28%) and under half of those in Germany (48%) have uploaded photos to such sites.
  • Growth in social networking has been fuelled by the transition from PC to mobile. Mobile users spend on average 3.1 hours per week on social networking sites compared to just 2.2 hours on email. The drive to mobile is driven by the increased need for instant gratification and the ability of social networks to offer multiple messaging formats, including the instant message or update function. When looking at how the digital landscape will change in the future, research shows that consumers expect their use of social networking on mobiles to increase more than use through PC. In the US, for example, a quarter (26%) of online consumers expect their use of social networking on a PC to increase in the next 12 months compared to over a third (36%) who will be looking to their mobile to increase usage. In Australia the figures are 26% and 44% respectively, and in Sweden they are 28% and 53%.

Global research project reveals major changes in online behaviour

Business game: L’Oréal Brandstorm 2011

The annual L’OREAL Brandstorm competition is a highly prestigious and closely watched event among the international marketing community. Since its inception in 1993, almost 43.000 students have taken the challenge which essentially revamps international L’OREAL brands. In 2009, over 6.200 students participated, spanning 200 universities and 36 countries.

L’Oréal invites students from all around the world to challenge themselves with L’Oréal Brandstorm. Brandstorm is an international business game and gives the unique opportunity to experience the realities of working in a global marketing environment.

Business game: L’Oréal Brandstorm 2011

New iPhone App available for Recruitment Consultants with news and tips from around the world

At Global Recruiting Roundtable we have collected a large number of interesting blogs related to Recruitment, Employer Branding and Human Resource Management. News and advice comes from many blogs and sites around the globe. This large collection of expert articles and international news is now available at your fingertips with our free Global Recruiting Roundtable iPhone app!

This great mobile application makes it easier and faster to read articles from leading HRM and Recruitment blogs on your iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The messages are categorized into 5 tabs for easy browsing:

  1. Roundtable: all articles from this blog, the Global Recruiting Roundtable
  2. Global: the most interesting recruitment related articles and news from around the world
  3. Careertip: great collection of job seeking and career tips from (career) coaches worldwide
  4. ERE.net: full version of the latest ERE.net articles
  5. Karriere: HR and Recruitment news specially for German speakers

This  app is FREE to use and download from the iTunes App Store via this link, Global Recruiting Roundtable iPhone app, or search by keywords ‘Recruiting Roundtable’.

New iPhone App available for Recruitment Consultants with news and tips from around the world