Manpow
erGroup Talent S
hortage Survey 2015
Survey R
esults available at ww
w.m
anpow
ergroup.com
.au/research2015 Talent Shortage SurveyAustralia
In Australia ManpowerGroup spoke to more than 1,500 employers across all states and territories to look at the extent to which they are having difficulty finding the right talent and what jobs are most difficult to fill.
IMPACT ON THE ORGANISATION
Reduced ability to serve clients46%
Reduced competitiveness/productivity33%
Lower employee engagement/morale23%
Increased employee turnover
20% Reduced innovation and creativity
19%
Higher compensation costs17%
1
Engineers
2
SalesRepresentatives
3
Technicians
4 5
Labourers
7 8
Drivers
9
Management/Executives
6 10
TOP 10 JOBS EMPLOYERS ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY FILLING
Accounting & Finance Staff
Skilled Trades
IT Staff Secretaries, PAs,Receptionists,
Administrative Assistants& Office Support
42%
59%
OF EMPLOYERS REPORTDIFFICULTY FILLING JOBS
Increase of 1 percentage points
Ranking number 19 globally
OF EMPLOYERS EXPERIENCING A TALENT SHORTAGE SAY THIS HAS A MEDIUM OR HIGH IMPACT ON THEIR ABILITY TO MEET CLIENT NEEDS
Increase of 3 percentage points
Peru
68% 65% 61%Japan
83%
1 2 3 4
Brazil
61%
5
India
58%
7
57%
8
54%
9
Greece
59%
6
52%
10
TOP 10 COUNTRIES THAT HAVE DIFFICULTY FILLING JOBS
Hong Kong
Taiwan Mexico
Romania
Turkey
HOW ARE EMPLOYERS RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGE OF THE TALENT SHORTAGE?
35%
25%
16%
12%
Adopting non-traditional People Practices (e.g. additional training, enhancing benefits, increasing starting salaries, providing clear career development)
Exploring new Talent Sources (e.g. outside local region, country, younger, older workers, partnering with educational institutions, teachable fit)
Not pursuing any strategies at present
Implementing alternative Work Models (e.g. improve talent pipeline, integrating contingent workers, more flexible work arrangements, virtual work options)
Lack of available applicants/no applicants
Technical Competencies (Hard Skills)
Lack of experience
Workplace Competencies (Soft Skills)
Undesirable geographic destination
Looking for more pay than is offered
Lack of applicants willing to work on a 'part-time' or 'contingent' basis
REASONS FOR DIFFICULTY FILLING JOBS
34%
25%
14%
11%
9%
3%
33%