Australian and South African jobseekers return to Britain to plug skills gaps
June 21, 2010 by admin
Filed under Career News and Advice
The number of people visiting recruitment sites in these countries for jobs in Britain has shot up by more than 45pc since January 2010, according to recruitment firm Poolia.
Job adverts from UK businesses to the overseas sites has also increased by nearly 35pc, suggesting employers are desperately seeking to plug skills gaps in Britain by searching abroad for candidates.
Managing director Shaun Greenfield said: “[The increase] is directly related to a partial recovery in recruitment, but more specifically, to the fact that there is such a dramatic skills shortage in the UK. These candidates are highly qualified: almost 50pc have either a degree or diploma and about one in 15 has a professional qualification.”
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