Talent shortage for key positions

Nearly forty per cent of employers in Singapore (37%) are experiencing difficulty filling mission-critical positions within their organisations, compared to a global average of 34%.

Manpower Group’s seventh annual Talent Shortage Survey also reveals that the jobs employers have most difficulty filling are Production Operators, Accounting & Finance Staff and Engineers. Common reasons cited by employers are a lack of available applicants (38%) and lack of technical competencies (14%).

To overcome their difficulties filling positions, more employers in Singapore partner with educational institutions to align with their talent needs (19%), focusing more on improving their pipelines (11%) and providing additional training and development to existing staff to fill vacancies (8%).