How to deal with skilled labour shortage?
The shortage of skilled labour impacts today many industry sectors worldwide. In Germany, for instance, a recent study from the VDE, one the largest ICT associations, reports a demand for electronic engineers that is about twice as large as the total amount of graduates in the country. This large demand is driven by mega trends such as digitalization, the energy crisis, Indusry 4.0, autonomous driving and the like.Talents are more selective, often unaffordable for small and medium-sized enterprises, expect flexible work and aim to be engaged in societally relevant challenges.
Alexander Greie, Head of Talent Attraction Team, Infineon Technologies, Adriana Gogomel, CEO, StatInf, and Magdalena Daxenberger, Marketing & Innovation Manager, DH Electronics, discussed best practices to attract talent in a competitive labour market with their host Jeronimo Castrillon Mazo, TU Dresden, at the exhibitor forum of embedded world 2023. The panelists covered perspectives from academia, start-ups, a family business and a large international corporation.