Fifty-nine percent of employers report having 1 to 3 jobs at their organization that are difficult to fill, according to a survey by Compensation.BLR.com and HR.BLR.com.
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The survey included 125 respondents.
According to a recent survey by Manpower, Inc., employers reported the following 10 jobs as the most difficult to fill in 2009:
- Engineers
- Nurses
- Skilled/Manual Trades
- Teachers
- Sales Representatives
- Technicians
- Drivers
- IT Staff
- Laborers
- Machinist/Machine Operators.