TWENTY-TWO per cent of companies are seeking skilled workers from overseas in order to fill gaps in the Australian skilled-worker market
TWENTY-TWO per cent of companies are seeking skilled workers from overseas in order to fill gaps in the Australian skilled worker market. The survey of 591 people found that 35 per cent of the Australian workforce believe there is a higher than usual rate of resignations within their company, which means they are now being forced to look globally for jobseekers. The main reasons for leaving their jobs were:
Lack of career opportunity 21%
Unsatisfactory remuneration 16%
Unrealistic or unachievable targets 7%
Furthermore, 22 per cent claim that people, in this day and age, are less likely to stay in a job for the long-term.
Source: Talent2
Cultural fit main concern in UK
FIFTY per cent of organisations in the UK rank finding people who are a right cultural fit as a main priority behind their executive recruitment practices. Fears that this obsession with ‘cultural fit’ may hinder diversity arose, as results showed that only 33 per cent of organisations were concerned with finding people with the right experience, while finding good people managers rated at only 27 per cent.
Source: Executives Online
Psych tests weigh up well
EIGHTY-NINE per cent of business people believe that psychological testing has enabled them to make more informed decisions when it comes to hiring the right candidate. The national business survey of 290 people found that 69 per cent of respondents think psychological testing added value to the recruitment process, while 56 per cent of employers said they or their organisation as a whole had been using such methods more frequently over the last two years.
Source: Beilby
Super Choice all too confusing
FORTY-SEVEN per cent of young Australians claim they still do not know what Super Choice is, despite multimillion dollar advertising campaigns being run by the Government and superannuation funds. Results showed that, of those who were aware of what Super Choice meant, 26 per cent said that they were unlikely to change super funds as it was all too hard.
Since the introduction of the Super Choice in July 2005, only 7 per cent have taken up the option to switch to another fund while 4 per cent have done so proactively, and a mere 2 per cent through job change and 1 per cent as a result of the closure of their fund.
Source: Maxsuper.com.au
If employees could fire their boss
THIRTY-TWO per cent of workers have labelled lack of trust and/or integrity as the main reason they would give their boss the boot if given the opportunity. According to the survey of 1,062 workers, workers would get rid of their boss because of:
Micromanagement, no feedback and lack of growth opportunities 24%
Taking credit for other people’s work 10%
Lack of coaching and support 8%
All in all, surveys indicate that a massive 40 per cent of employees have had to deal with a bad boss.
Source: DDI and Badbossology.com
Australian parents forced into work
TWENTY-FOUR per cent of Australians believe either they or their partners are being forced back into paid work because of the rising cost of school fees. In the survey of 591 people, 19 per cent have claimed their need to rejoin the workforce as a result of increased costs in childcare. Further to this, according Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released in August 2005, 32.9 per cent of full-time students attended non-government schools while in 2004, the cost of year 12 tuition rose on average by 7.4 per cent.
Source:Talent2
