Two-thirds (66%) of organizations that are currently hiring full-time staff indicated that they are having a difficult time recruiting for specific job openings, an increase from 52% reported in 2011. HR professionals indicated that the top four applied skills gaps for job applicants are critical thinking/problem solving (53%), professionalism/work ethic (46%), written communications (41%) and leadership (38%).
30. SHRM Survey Findings: The Ongoing Impact of the
Recession—Overall Financial Health and Hiring
Survey Methodology
• Response rate = 15%
• 3,481 HR professionals from a randomly selected sample of SHRM’s membership
participated in this survey
• Margin of error +/-2%
• Survey fielded August 28–September 14, 2012
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