According to a report done by Hays, industries such as Engineering, Energy, Infrastructure and Healthcare show the highest levels of talent shortage.

In order to take full advantage of the reforms initiated by the federal government and the transformations these will cause in different industries of the economy, specialized talent is needed. This is one of the main conclusions of the Mexican Labour Report 2014 created by Hays. The shortage of professional occurs mainly in areas such as Engineering, Energy, Infrastructure and Healthcare. Due to the lack of a short term solution, in several occasions it has become necessary to find talent outside of Mexico.

“The Labour Report is a reflection of the new Mexican reality. Our country has initiated a set of structural reforms to modernize our economy and society. These reforms may not have an immediate effect, but they enable us to improve short and long term perspective”, said Gerardo Kanahuati, General Director of Hays Mexico.

The report points out the gap between the skills own by candidates and those demanded by employers, becomes larger every day. The labour market of qualified professionals demands new knowledge and multiple skills. Professionals who are under constant training and able to develop different tasks each day.

“We need to understand talent, human capital, as one of the major assets of Mexican economy. If we do not start thinking this way, we might be losing a historical opportunity that might not repeat. A talent that must be accompanied by the strengthening of the Mexican society’s values”, concluded Kanahuati.

Hays states that the solution to this problem is established in the medium and long term and suggests the collaboration of different actors: governments, educational institutions, enterprises and professionals. Universities must adequate their programs to industrial innovation and market demands, facilitating the upgrading of knowledge through continuous formation programs. Enterprises play a critical role capitalizing on available talent, promoting its loyalty and making it compatible with the development of a gratifying professional career.

Professionals must think again about their future and start a permanent and progressive formation process, managing several languages, building an international experience through different positions and responsibilities, keeping an open mind towards change and developing new skills as regards communications, commerce, leadership and maximum flexibility to create the versatile profile demanded in the Mexican labour market.

The Mexican Labour Report 2014 is structured on 7 recruitment and selection specialties, focusing in the hiring perspectives and tendencies for 2014. In addition, is complemented with surveys that offer the opinion of employers and employees about different aspects related to employment search and recruiting.