Digital skills will be the key to the future of work in Mexico

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

Among the skills most sought by recruiters in Mexico are those of IT - however, soft skills, such as teamwork and communication, play a preponderant role in recruitment processes, and can even be decisive for some positions.

In the current labor market where the arrival of new generations has also established new employability standards, recruiters must be ready to find candidates who have the skills and competencies necessary to fill positions not only now, but in the future. With that in mind, LinkedIn applied the Recruiter Sentiment survey, which shows the challenges facing Mexican recruiters to make the best selection decisions regarding the demand for vacancies, most requested skills, impact of automation and the new technologies that are Redefining the professional world.

The study was conducted during April through late this year, and took into account 300 recruitment and human resources professionals in sectors with operations in the areas of marketing, communication, finance, engineering, manufacturing, commerce, health, and others. They also considered the behaviors detected in recruitment processes in several professional sectors including small, medium, and large companies.

Among the main findings, the most difficult positions to fill today are those in the information technology (IT), finance and logistics hardware sectors. While digital skills are those that are perceived as the most difficult to identify in virtually all sectors (finance, construction, logistics and design), showing that despite being almost half of the recruiters surveyed who consider having the necessary skills To recruit (44%), beyond experience, communication or administrative skills, detecting first-hand the level of digital skills of candidates is not an easy task for most recruiters today.

The results also show that, for those recruiters seeking personnel for management positions, soft skills, also known as soft skills, are essential when making a decision, since 79% of respondents consider aspects such as high Frustration tolerance, resilience and decision-making skills are essential elements that the candidate must have, followed by experience in senior positions and team management.

Another interesting fact is that almost half of the recruiters surveyed (45%) perceive that in recent months there have been significantly more vacancies than suitable candidates for positions. The manufacturing, logistics and finance sectors have the highest level of contracting in the first three months of the year, with manufacturing being the most active (64%). In the following quarter, the skills with the highest demand were those of IT, teamwork and marketing.

In addition, the study confirms that the first quarter of the year is the most active season for recruiting professionals, with activity of up to 64% more than in previous months, mainly because it is at this time that most companies set objectives for growth, and therefore it is a good time to look for the right candidates to reach them, while many professionals decide to start the year looking for new challenges and leaving a greater number of vacancies.

Currently, digital skills are necessary in all sectors and it is a challenge for recruiters to detect them.

According to Ramiro Luz, Head of Hispanic America LinkedIn Talent Solutions: 

“Selecting the right staff requires the recruiter to carefully evaluate the talents of the candidates, digital skills are indispensable in all sectors, but soft skills such as teamwork and Communication will continue to have great relevance regardless of technological advances, so the human resources professional must be analytical and cautious when deciding. At LinkedIn, we work continuously to offer recruitment professionals solutions for this decision making.”

At present, the labor market is more competitive and changing than ever. Given this situation it is essential for recruiters and human resources professionals to know and adopt new labor market trends to find the best candidates.

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

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