China News Agency, Taipei, February 24th. The common anxiety of Taiwanese bosses in 2022: Can't find anyone!
The latest issue of Taiwan's "World Magazine" published an article pointing out that the largest talent shortage in history has become the biggest nightmare for all Taiwanese companies.
For example, in order to compete for talents, MediaTek Co., Ltd. cooperated with the Human Resources Bank to recruit IC (integrated circuit) design engineers. Interns will pay an additional 150,000 to 250,000 signing fees when they are willing to sign the consent form after the internship and become full-time employees.
"It's still unsatisfactory to find people, mainly because there are too many people." said Zhong Wenxiong, senior vice president and chief human resources officer of 104 Human Resources Bank.
A human resources director of a local equipment factory in the Southern Science Park mentioned in the article revealed that TSMC and ASE Group have expanded their production in recent years, and the equipment factory also needs more software design and electromechanical integration talents, but they are unable to grab them.
The supervisor was also a step late when he went to the Department of Electrical Engineering of Southern University to recruit talents. The professor told him that he had written recommendation letters for students before, "almost all (master's) classes have gone to TSMC".
Wei Meirong, General Manager of Organization, Talent and Rewards of Willis Towers Watson, believes that in the face of the structural dilemma brought about by the low birthrate, coupled with the global competition for talent, Taiwanese companies should also change their thinking and regard the world as their own talent platform, instead of being limited all the time. In Taiwan, we are looking for talents from all over the world.
She divides the way companies fill the talent gap into "ABC strategies", namely Acquire (and buy talent), Build (build talent pool internally) and Collaborate (seek external cooperation).
Wang Youping, head of human resources at Microsoft Taiwan, emphasized that "enterprises must adapt to changes in order to retain talents."
Wang Youping observed that this wave of epidemics has brought fragmentation of work patterns, and talents have more independent will and flexible needs in job hunting and job selection.
The article pointed out that the relevant departments of the Taiwan authorities have been discussing how to fundamentally solve the talent dilemma since last year.
In addition, the residency of blue-collar skilled workers has also been relaxed.
"It's just that in the face of the biggest talent shortage in history, it's obviously still not urgent." (End)