Last updated on October 30th, 2023 at 04:24 pm

THE 2014 Hays Salary Guide has found 64 per cent of businesses are willing to sponsor or employ an overseas candidate in areas where they have shortages.

The survey found 58 per cent of employers thought the nation’s skills shortage had the potential to hamper their business operations — 41 per cent finding it would impact them in a minor way and 17 per cent significantly.

The annual guide found the largest area of skills shortage was at the junior to mid-management level in operations, accountancy and finance, followed by junior to mid-management in technical, sales and marketing industries, information technology and engineering roles.

Hays Australia & New Zealand managing director Nick Deligiannis says employers are adding staff to their teams, but as recruitment activity increases the threat of a skills shortage looms again. “It’s quite a paradox; for some job functions there is still a surplus of candidates yet in others, often those that require highly skilled and experienced professionals, there is a shortage of suitable talent,” he says.

“This can cause obvious and understandable frustration among sections of the talent pool, but those with the skills in demand are again starting to receive multiple offers and even counter offers.”

© The Australian

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