More than a third of all employers globally are facing a shortage of skilled workers, but they are reluctant to hire until the right people come along, according to an annual survey.

The survey showed that 34 percent of employers are having difficulty filling jobs but 56 percent of respondents said they are making due with fewer workers -- a bad sign for the hiring market.

"Talent shortages are endemic but employers have gotten used to doing more with less and hesitate to hire until they see demand and can find talent with the specific skills they need," said Manpower Chairman Jeffrey Joerres. "Surprisingly, employers are now less concerned about the impact of these shortages on customers and investors, a perspective which signals acceptance of the new normal.“”

Among the most common reasons employers say they can't fill roles is a lack of applicants, to 33 percent in 2012 from 24 percent last year. An equal percentage complained they are seeing a "lack of technical competencies/hard skills" -- especially when it comes to industry-specific qualifications in both professional and skilled trades categories.

Manpower's survey of more than 40,000 employers across 41 countries found that the hardest jobs to fill globally are skilled trades workers, engineers and sales representatives.

滬江英語快訊：一項年度調(diào)查顯示，全球超過三分之一的雇傭者正面臨缺少技術(shù)員工的難題，盡管如此，雇傭者們還是選擇寧缺毋濫，也不擔心職位的空缺會造成的不良影響。也許你是應(yīng)屆生，正為找工作忙得焦頭爛額，不妨試著投投以上十個工作的簡歷。?

Jobs most in demand in 2012
2012年人才最緊缺的職位

1. Skilled Trades Workers
??? 經(jīng)驗豐富的貿(mào)易人員
2. Engineers
??? 工程師
3. Sales Representatives
??? 銷售代表
4. Technicians
??? 技師
5. Drivers
??? 司機
6. Laborers
??? 勞工
7. IT Staff
??? 信息技術(shù)人員
8. Accounting & Finance Staff
??? 會計和金融人員
9. Chefs/Cooks
??? 廚師
10. Management/Executives
???? 管理人員