CONSTRUCTION RECRUITMENT AGENCYEASTERN EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION RECRUITMENT
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PROFESSIONAL
SKILL SHORTAGES BOOST EASTERN EUROPEAN RECRUITMENT Report
published by the Cranfield School of Management Date: 16/02/2006 Increasing numbers of professional and managerial level workers are being recruited from Eastern Europe, because employers can’t find enough skilled staff in the UK. The latest findings from the Recruitment Confidence Index (RCI) reveal that 10% of organisations surveyed recruit from Eastern EU countries, making this the most popular source of managerial, professional and technical workers from overseas. To date, the focus has been on the number of semi and unskilled workers being recruited to the UK. But the latest RCI research, produced by Cranfield School of Management and The Daily Telegraph, reveals that an increasing number of workers from Eastern Europe are being recruited into more skilled and senior roles. While 10% of organisations recruit to managerial, professional and technical positions from Eastern EU countries, another 7% of organisations recruit from the rest of the EU, while 4% of respondents recruit from Asia and another 4% from the United States and Canada. Skill shortages are the main reason for overseas recruitment, with 39% of respondents reporting a fall in the quality of job applicants over the last year. Almost a third of organisations (31%) have increased their overseas recruitment because of skills shortages; 66% say they have experienced recruitment difficulties due to skills shortages and almost all respondents (98%) expect these difficulties to remain the same, or even rise, over the next 12 months. Apart from using overseas recruitment, organisations commonly respond to these skills shortages by developing existing employees (73%), restructuring the job (61%), or offering increased training as part of the recruitment package (49%). Commenting
on the findings, Shaun Tyson, Professor of Human Resource Management
at Cranfield School of Management, said: Steve
Playford, Recruitment Group Head from The Daily Telegraph, added: The latest RCI findings also show that: • 49% of organisations say skills shortages have increased over the past year while 44% expect them to increase over the next year. • 39% of respondents felt that the quality of applicants for managerial, professional and technical jobs had decreased over the past year. • Organisations most commonly increase their use of corporate websites (55%), recruitment agencies (53%) and internal recruitment (48%) as a result of skills shortages. • 37 per cent of organisations have increased their advertising budget as a result of skills shortages.
• The Recruitment Confidence Index is a quarterly survey of public and private sector employers that measures expected changes in recruitment activity and business conditions during the next six months. It also looks at recruitment methods, skills shortages, staff turnover and pay rates. The RCI was set up six years ago by Cranfield School of Management and The Daily Telegraph and is currently produced in association with Personnel Today. • This quarter the RCI survey drew on responses from 1,002 senior managers around the UK. • The full report is available to the public, price £50. To obtain a copy contact Dr Emma Parry, Cranfield School of Management on 01234 754808 or e-mail The report is available free of charge to members of the media from Fiona Leslie (see contact details below). Media contact details For further information contact Fiona Leslie, Press and PR Officer, Cranfield School of Management on 01234 754348 or e-mail
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