Software development, IT, midlevel management, engineering and specialist accounting positions are what SA companies want to fill the most.
With those in these positions steadily being snapped up by overseas businesses because of their skills and higher wage offers, the pressure is now on recruiting agencies to find, attract and persuade people in these fields to stay in the country.
A survey by the online job recruitment company CareerJunction shows that since January there has been an 18% increase in demands by businesses for midlevel managers and a 6% increase in requests for skilled IT workers, with “high demands” for financial and project accountants.
“Job volumes for professionals in these fields have steadily increased during the past three months,” states CareerJunction in its latest monthly job index study...