Re:locate magazine | Recruitment | Some skills hard to find in the global jobs market

1,150 bosses from around the world, polled in the annual PricewaterhouseCoopers CEO survey, reveals the skills in the global jobs market that they are collectively finding it most difficult to recruit. Combined technical and business expertise are hardest to find globally, with 67% of CEOs reporting shortages. Some 56% report difficulties in finding people with the courage to challenge decisions while those with the ability to collaborate, or with language skills, are easier to find.

There is mixed news for people managers. Some 89% of CEOs globally say that that people management issues are one of their top priorities, 67% believe their time is best spent on the people agenda but only 43% believe their HR department is equipped to deal with changes needed to compete for talent – this is as low as 34% in the UK.

The skills hardest to find point to a potential increase in international demand for senior executives from mature economies, such as that of the UK, where challenging others, innovation and leadership are established traits among top personnel. For more information, see www.pwc.com.

See our feature on the picture for international assignments and relocation recruitment in the spring 2008 issue of Re:locate.

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