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IT skills shortage 'good for grads'
Graduates should look to industry sectors that are experiencing a drought of skilled applicants when it comes to stepping on the career ladder.
According to new research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), university leavers would do well to "look at where the skills shortages are".
CIPD's research has shown that accountancy and IT recruitment has been particularly hard hit by potential candidates with a lack of knowledge and technical ability – making roles in the industry sectors particularly difficult to fill.
Gerwyn Davies, public policy adviser at the CIPD, said: "In the public sector we're still seeing a shortage of doctors, nurses and social workers.
"Equally, in the private sector, we are still seeing shortages in accountancy and finance, IT and, in particular, engineering."
He suggested that as the global labour market grows, it will become more important than ever for graduates to tailor their skills to specific sectors, singling themselves out of IT recruitment for example.
Mr Davies concluded that lifelong learning will come to the fore as people are expected to continually broaden their range of skills.
According to earlier research from CIPD, 18 per cent of businesses said IT recruitment was made difficult by a lack of skills.
Posted by Brian Saah
According to new research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), university leavers would do well to "look at where the skills shortages are".
CIPD's research has shown that accountancy and IT recruitment has been particularly hard hit by potential candidates with a lack of knowledge and technical ability – making roles in the industry sectors particularly difficult to fill.
Gerwyn Davies, public policy adviser at the CIPD, said: "In the public sector we're still seeing a shortage of doctors, nurses and social workers.
"Equally, in the private sector, we are still seeing shortages in accountancy and finance, IT and, in particular, engineering."
He suggested that as the global labour market grows, it will become more important than ever for graduates to tailor their skills to specific sectors, singling themselves out of IT recruitment for example.
Mr Davies concluded that lifelong learning will come to the fore as people are expected to continually broaden their range of skills.
According to earlier research from CIPD, 18 per cent of businesses said IT recruitment was made difficult by a lack of skills.
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