The skills shortage. Is it effecting your business? What challenges do we face, and how can we find skilled employees in these problem areas? Take a look at our top tips to successfully hire in the short and long term.  

Just a few industries currently suffering from the skills shortage in the UK include Engineering, Accountancy, Construction and Logistics. And the issue has progressively worsened over the years. In 2011, there were 91,000 vacancies unfilled because a skills shortage. By 2015, that number had grown to 209,000, taking up 22% of the UK’s 928,000 job vacancies.

The 2016 edition of the CBI’s annual survey revealed that out of 500 surveyed employers, 69% of them had been unable to recruit employees with the required skillset, an increase by 14% from the 2015 edition.

Are we moving in the right direction? 

Training remains the main issue when it comes to the shortfall in skills. However, there are significant efforts being made by employers and the government to improve training and increase apprenticeships available to train our future workforce.

 The new apprenticeship levy is another step taken by the government to ensure large companies are creating more apprenticeship positions, and giving younger workers the opportunity to learn and earn at the same time. Unfortunately, this is just part of the long-term revival. The damage has already been done and it will take a long time for deprived industries to recover. 

The key to long term success:

The Millennial generation – people born between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s. Accountancy firm Deloitte predicts that by 2025, Millennials will make up 75% of the workplace.

The Millennial generation would benefit most from training and apprenticeships. This group of people are the future of the business and training them will aid business growth for years to come.

The top 2 keys to short term success:

Sometimes we need to hire trained, skilled staff immediately to hit the ground running. Two of the best methods to hire hidden talent are:

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2) Facebook Advertising: 

1 in every 5 minutes spent online is spent on Facebook, making it the perfect place to target top talent. Did you know there's a way to target only relevant candidates to your job using Facebook? Our social job posting technology enables you to appear in the news feed of potential candidates. Find out more about Facebook advertising here.