For the fourth quarter of 2019, 15% of Guatemalan companies are expected to increase their payrolls, a proportion that is slightly lower than the 16% recorded in the same period of 2018, which could be explained by the lack of legal certainty and the recent general elections.
Guatemalan employers report moderate hiring plans for the fourth quarter of 2019.
In Panama four out of ten companies failed to find the ideal candidates when they needed them.
Data from Manpower reveals that worldwide the talent shortage is around 40%, in Colombia it is 50% and in Panama 36%.Monica Flores, president of the group for the region, said that"...
In August 21,562 new employment contracts were recorded, an increase of 3% compared to the same period in 2014.
The construction sector saw the most new jobs created in August, with 8164 new contracts generated, more than the 7534 registered in the same month in 2014.Followed the construction sector was trade, hotels and restaurants, manufacturing, and financial services.
Panama's improvement in the availability index of skilled labor, does not respond to an increase in supply, but to a drop in demand because of a slowdown in the economy.
An article on Panamaamerica.com.pa details the results obtained from the Talent Shortage Survey conducted by Manpower, noting that "... Panama has reduced its deficit of talent and skilled labor by 12 percentage points during the last year, going from 58% to 46%, however, the causes are not so encouraging, since the reduction is due to a decrease in the search for personnel by companies. "
When vacancies arise companies fill them paying the new employee less than before, and give them even more demanding requirements.
A Manpower study outlined in an article in Prensalibre.com notes that in Guatemala "requirements are increased when new staff are hired, however the wages offered are not in line with the international market.
For example, one company had a manager with a profile matching a salary of up to $3,138, this person resigned and his place was taken by a underling who had a salary of $1,255 and who, after the change in position, was offered $1,632. This person got a better opportunity and resigned, shortly after which the company attempted to hire a new manager with the requirements of the first but with the salary of the second.
Businesses are now demanding that their executives be young people who have better technical training and know a second language.
It is becoming more common for companies to ask that those who aspire to a management or leadership position have a Master's degree. Another important factor when hiring is an age range of between 25-35 years and that they have experience.
Panamanian employers predict that in the last four months of 2013 the trend for employment in manufacturing will be 40%.
According to a survey by Manpower, in second place is the service sector, as this area has a steady rhythm for hiring, with a trend of 37%.
Panamaamerica.com.pa reports that "on the other hand, employers forecast an upbeat hiring pace both for trade in agriculture, fishing, mining and extraction with a trend of 20% and 17% respectively ".
In Panama in the manufacturing sector, 40% of employers said they will increase their payrolls in the next quarter.
Panama is the second country in Latin America and the fourth largest globally with the greatest employment expectations for the third quarter of 2013, surpassed by Taiwan, Brazil and Turkey.
This was revealed by the Manpower Survey Employment Outlook for the third quarter 2013, which was carried out in Panama among 620 employers and about 66,000 worldwide. As for the manufacturing sector, in terms of recruitment Panama recorded 40% of employment expectations, a record figure since 2010.
Rigid working structures remains an obstacle to be overcome by women, even though new technologies have made working conditions more flexible in the world.
According to Sonia Vanegas, country manager of Manpower, at a global level, for several years many companies have started to promote policies that are friendly to women's performance. "Many women still fail to establish the balance between personal and professional life due to, among other things, rigid schedules that keep them stuck in the office," says Vanegas.
Information technologies encourage flexible employment schemes which improve quality of life for workers and boost productivity for organizations.
An analysis by Sonia Vanegas, Director of the Business Unit at Manpower Group Nicaragua, in Laprensa.com.ni, outlines that as "the industrial era transformed traditional ways of working, pulling people from their workshops to concentrate in factories and hold them to certain structured work schedules so today the Human Age, supported by information technology, is doing the same by encouraging flexible employment schemes that improve quality of life for employees and productivity for organizations. "
Cultural diversity enhances the productivity of enterprises, especially in innovation and problem solving, because it encourages lateral thinking.
Cultural diversity is not a source of conflict, but rather should be seen as an extraordinary source of opportunities for any productive organization. "Today, in order to survive and be successful, organizations must deliver results on time and at minimal cost, directing their efforts toward the needs and demands of customers, both local and external. Achieving this involves promoting the use of flexible technologies, operational schemes using teamwork and workers who perform multiple functions.
There are plenty of applicants for the posts, but there are few who are really qualified to meet the demands of each job.
A study entitled 'Lack of Talent 2011' by the firm Manpower Group shows that 30% of companies in Costa Rica say they have trouble finding certain types of staff such as technicians, salesmen and secretaries with the required skills.
The Net Employment Outlook for the first three months of 2012 is +24%, putting more pressure on a market with a serious shortage of qualified human resources.
While efforts are being made to the train people locally, foreigners continue to come into the country to meet the demand of international companies based there.
Eric Quesada, Regional Director for Manpower, said: "Today there are significant challenges for companies to find staff, specially skilled staff. The foreign population is constantly increasing, as people come to fill the positions that are not being covered locally. "
More and more recruiters are looking for managers capable of reading other's emotions.
When conducting job interviews, recruiters now assess how people react in interviews, their personality traits and how they manage adverse situations.
Emotional intelligence, a very popular term in the HR department, is weighing more than ever when hiring professionals that will manage other employees.
Salvadoran firms require skilled labor, engineers and bilingual accounting professionals.
Marco Penado, general manager of Manpower El Salvador, said that human resources in need by businesses do not match with what the universities are producing.
Within the 10 most requested jobs there are:
- Skilled labor (carpenters, welders, electricians)
- Sales Agents
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