The shortage of skills
remains one of the biggest
challenges facing the
industry in the Western
Cape – much like the rest
of the country.
According to Lee Botti,
managing director of
national recruitment
agency Lee Botti &
Associates, clients
have trimmed
down staff
counts and
are therefore
increasingly
looking for
skilled staff.
“And finding
qualified
staff with stable, clean
track records is a
challenge.”
She says another
concern is the tendency of
some candidates to jump
from one employer
to the next, not
realising what
a negative
impact this
has on their
careers.
Morne
Schuin,
the
company’s
Cape Town
branch
manager,
said with
companies
under
pressure to find staff they
were relying heavily on the
expertise of recruitment
agencies. “They want to use
companies that interview,
reference check and run
credit and criminal checks
on potential employees.”
He said comparing the
job assignments that were
given to the company
from January 2014 to mid
March 2014, the number of
assignments had increased
34.4% over the same period
this year.
But it's not all about staff
recruitment at Lee Botti &
Associates.
The company is
continuing to invest in
its Ithuba Project which
has seen more than
3000 matriculants from
disadvantaged backgrounds
trained.
“Through this programme
we help them to identify
opportunities and apply for
positions. The scope of the
programme ranges from
help with the drawing up
of CVs, to grooming for
interviews and conducting
themselves at interviews,”
said Botti. “Sadly there
are few learnership
opportunities for these
young people at present.”
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They want to use
companies that
interview, reference
check and run
credit and criminal
checks on potential
employees.
– Morne Schuin
