October 29, 2007
Fight for engineering staff
“Homecoming Revolution is a non-profit organization, sponsored by First National Bank, aimed at encouraging and helping South Africans living abroad to return home.”
That’s the opening line from the Homecoming Revolution website. With thousands of South African’s existing as economic migrants on the UK and elsewhere in Europe, HR welcomed 1200 visitors last week at their recruitment show in London.
Acording to the SA Times:
Engineering companies, including Bateman Engineering, Grinaker LTA, Group 5 and Murray & Roberts attended, hoping to meet engineers — but to no avail.
Schaffer said: “The hardest sector to fill is engineering and construction. There is a worldwide shortage.”
Meanwhile, recruiters in the UK aren’t giving up the fight easy, with thousands of jobs in engineering available in the UK.