Nearly half of employers in Romania find it hard to fill key positions, says Manpower survey

Newsroom 30/05/2012 | 09:47

Nearly half of employers in Romania (45 percent) are finding it difficult to occupy key positions in their organization, which is above the global average, according to a survey of Manpower Group concerning the deficit of talents.

Among positions that are the most difficult to fill are those of engineers, skilled workers, and sales representatives. This is due to lack of technical competencies of the candidates- as 61 percent of employers indicate- to lack of certifications and qualifications specific to the industry- in 57 percent of the cases- and lack of experience – as indicated by 36 percent of employers,

“What is worrisome is that only 9 percent of employers are preoccupied with the impact the deficit of talents can have on clients and investors, which has declined from 25 percent last year,” Valentin Petrof, country manager of ManpowerGroup Romania points out.

He also indicates that human resources leaders will have no other choice but to take in flexible people who must undergo highly specialized training.

The countries where employers find it hard to find people for key positions are Japan (80 percent), Brazil (71 percent), Bulgaria (51 percent) Australia (50 percent), the United States (49 percent), India (48 percent), New Zealand (48 percent), Taiwan (47 percent), Panama (47 percent), Romania (45 percent), Argentina (45 percent), Mexico (43 percent), Germany (42 percent), Turkey (41 percent), Peru (41 percent) and Austria (40 percent).