The Hardest Jobs to Fill

The Hardest Jobs to Fill Engineers, machinists and skilledtrade workers are among the nations most challenging postitions to fill according to this yearssurvey of the hardest jobs to fill, released annually by Manpower Inc., as reported by U.S. employers. Jonas Prising, President of Manpower North America said, From our research it is clear that across the country employers are experiencing a mismatch between the talent their businesses need and the skills and abilities potential employees possess. Included in the hardest jobs to fillare sales representatives, technicians, accountants/finance staff and new to the 2008 list are IT staff and production operators. Again, we hear thereference todealing withthe Baby Boomers issue, and companies are being advisedof theneed to finda balance in attracting and retaining aging workersandat the same time initiating programs to target young professionals, especially those interested in technical and trade careers. This survey coincides with the publication of the Manpower White Paper, Confronting the Talent Crunch: 2008, which highlights talent issues around the world and what businesses, government and individuals should be doing to adapt their human resource strategies.