FEATURE: RECRUITMENT
RECRUITING AND RETAINING GREAT TELECOMS TALENT
A REPORT FROM A RECENT WEBINAR ABOUT HOW THE TELECOMS SECTOR IS ADDRESSING THE CURRENT SHORTAGE IN SKILLS, FROM RECRUITMENT THROUGH TO KEEPING GREAT CANDIDATES ONCE THEY ARE ON BOARD
W KEELY PORTWAY 20 FiBRE SYSTEMS n Issue 35 n Spring 2022
hile chip shortages and supply chain issues have been big news over the past two years, one of the other major challenges
affecting telecoms is the shortage of skilled staff throughout the supply chain. In its recent report, Future of Work: Te Global Talent Crunch, consulting firm Korn Ferry forecasts that by 2030, the deficit of skilled workers in the global technology, media and telecommunications sector will reach 4.3 million workers. According to Emma Atkins, founder at
specialist UK recruitment firm, FibrePeople, and chairperson of INCA’s Labour & Skills Special Interest Group, in the UK alone, there’s around 20,000 vacancies, stretching throughout both telecoms itself and the IT needed to support
it. ‘Te trouble with telecoms in particular,’ she said, ‘is that it doesn’t always fit in the right boxes on job sites, so it’s hard to get a real grasp of the numbers, because some roles will fall under IT, some under construction, but the vacancy numbers are huge and they keep on growing.’ One of the things that Atkins has witnessed
as a specialist recruiter for the fibre industry, is that it is currently a completely candidate-led market. ‘Te candidates can be selective at the moment about what they need from a job or where they want to go, so it’s never been more important for employers to offer a great candidate journey and experience.’
Transferable skills What is also evident is a significant drop in
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