Lack of required skills, mismatched salary expectations make tech, nursing vacancies hard to fill, say recruiters

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SINGAPORE — A finance company had been looking for someone to fill its opening for head of technology. About two years later, the job listing is still there because everyone who had applied for the position lacked the specific skill the firm was looking for.

Lack of required skills, mismatched salary expectations make tech, nursing vacancies hard to fill, say recruiters

In tech, many of these hard-to-fill positions are for jobs that require either a niche set of skills or a unique combination of technical skills "One of the main things is aligning any candidate search to the company's business objectives over the next three to five years, and then understanding what skills the business needs in order to achieve those objectives," said Mr John Doyle, associate partner at Page Executive.

Mr Doyle said that because the tech ecosystem changes and evolves"very quickly", candidates usually look to transition or incorporate new skills into their capabilities. In the nursing sector, requirements such as a willingness to work shifts and being able to deal with patients and their family members are key, which makes it difficult to find the right person for the job."Singaporeans are raised in pragmatism so naturally, we are encouraged to study courses that will lend us high paying jobs.

"Companies are willing to stretch around 10 per cent of their budget but most of them still ideally will want to stick to their original salary budget," said Ms Teo of Ethos BeathChapman.

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