The youths find it increasingly difficult to insert themselves into the world of work and be compatible with the expectations of companies, where 9 out of 10 You think you have difficulty getting a job Argentinaaccording to a biennial study conducted by Junior Achievement Americas and ManpowerGroup in Latin America.
The research, which surveyed more than 13 thousand young people and more than 500 companies from 14 countries, focused on revealing and making known employment behavior and its impact, emphasizing the difficulties that arise and the lack of compatibility in the requirements that young people seek, compared to the expectations and needs of companies.
The results reflected that 7 out of 10 young people they consider that the lack of experience is the main obstacle to finding formal employment, secondly, 48% believe that it is the incompatibility of the schedules labor, and finally, 43% attribute it to the shortage of opportunities in areas of interest.
“The difficulty that young people show in entering the job market is really frightening“he pointed out Bernardo Brugnoliexecutive director of Junior Achievement in Argentina. In this sense, 7 out of 10 they have worked in areas that have not been of interest to them; he 32% by economic needs urgent and 23% by lack of experience.
At the time of look for a job, the social networks are positioned as the favorite medium of the 90% of young people, among other tools they stand out through family and friends (69%), and searching directly in the websites of companies seeking to apply (51%). On the other hand, for 21% of the companies Social networks are also the main means they use to publicize their vacancies, 19% through referral contacts and 13% through university job boards.
Regarding the main areas of work interestthe young people highlighted: sales and customer service (43%), Marketing and Advertising (18%) and Information Technologies (18%). In turn, Argentine organizations indicated that the areas with the most vacancies are: sales and customer service (14%), finance and real estate (13%) and engineering (11%).
What difficulties do companies observe?
Among the main findings, companies observe problematic for the staff turnoverthe most important causes of job abandonment and difficulties in finding young talent. They pointed out that the lack of experience and of human skillsboth with 20%are the most complicated points when hiring, along with the salary expectations and benefits higher than those offered (18%).
“The results of this study are a wake up call about the barriers that young people face to enter the labor market in Argentina,” he commented Luis Guastini, General Director and President of ManpowerGroup Argentina and Director of Talent Solutions for Latin America.
At the same time, 61% of the organizations surveyed find greater difficulty in retaining young talent than in attracting it; However, 57% report that the level of job rotation among them is low. The main reasons for resignation of people between 18 and 29 years old are: unsatisfactory salaries (18%), work-life balance (13%) and search for more experience and professional development (11%).
Source: Ambito
