In order to gain a reliable empirical basis of the Talent Shortage Survey 2012 developed by Manpower Group, a total of 38,077 interviews were conducted by phone with employers in three regions during Quarter 1 2012, including 10,232 in the Americas, 8,786 in Asia Pacific and 19,059 in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The most important results for the EMEA region are listed below.
- One in four EMEA employers state that they have difficulties in filling jobs due to a lack of available talent
- IT Staff among the top 10 jobs, employers are having difficulty filling (7th)
- Methods, the organizations use to address the talent shortages
- Providing additional training and development to existing Staff (21%)
- Broadening search outside of the local region (9%)
- Broadening search outside of the own country (9%)
- Appointing people without job skills currently with potential to learn/grow (7%)
- Focusing more on Staff retention in jobs where recruitment is difficult (6%)
- Increasing starting salaries (6%)
- Enhancing benefits packages, including signing bonus (5%)
- Partnering with educational institutions to create curriculum aligned to talent needs (4%)
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I agree! But what is talent? Is it hard skills? Is it soft skills? Is it both? I personally think that talent comprises all aspects which are needed for a specific job. However, definitions of "talent" might vary from company to company as the requirements are also different.
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