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Human resource expert Manpower Group today released its ninth annual Talent Shortage survey results in which it analysed the most difficult positions to fill. So here are the ten toughest jobs to replace. Skilled workers tops the list given the lack of industrial workers with adequate work experience and talent . Image: Reuters[/caption]
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Engineers are the second toughest position to fill, the survey found . Representational image. Reuters[/caption]
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Technicians come third on the list. The survey found around 40 percent of employers say these shortages in manpower reduce their competitiveness / productivity. Representational image. Reuters[/caption]
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Sales representatives are the fourth hardest position to fill. More than 50 percent of global employers reporting talent shortages say the shortages significantly impact their ability to meet client needs. Representational image. Reuters[/caption]
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Finding competent accounting and finance staff is pretty hard and is the fifth hardest position for companies to fill. Representational image. Reuters[/caption]
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Management/Executives are pretty hard to replace, but it turns out not as hard as good accounting staff or skilled traders. Representational image Reuters[/caption]
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Finding a good sales manager seems to be the seventh hardest position to fill, according to the survey. Representational image: Reuters[/caption]
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Despite the large number of engineering graduates in countries like India, companies say finding competent IT staff isn’t that easy. Representational image Reuters[/caption]
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Turns out even finding good office support staff is pretty hard. It’s the ninth hardest position to fill. The survey also found more than one in five (22 percent) employers who are experiencing talent shortages are not presently pursuing strategies to replace them. Representational image. Reuters[/caption]
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The tenth hardest position to fill it turns out is that of a driver. Representational image. Reuters[/caption]
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