Environmental Scan 2017: Human Capital Issues within the Medical Devices Sector
barriers in recruitment regardless of the company size and geographical region of the
company.
Figure 3-27: Reasons of difficulty in recruitment for hard to fill positions
60%
55%
Lack of technical skills/competencies among the talent
pool
45%
66%
42%
36%
33%
Position requires very specialised knowledge
57%
40%
36%
39%
43%
Small supply pool of talent for this sector
34%
27%
Lack of soft skills/competencies among the talent pool
39%
29%
29%
Less competitive salaries and remuneration compared
to other sectors
9%
39%
24%
12%
9%
15%
10%
Lack of company’s brand awareness and recognition
11%
18%
Long working hours
12%
5%
14%
9%
Lack of career growth opportunities
18%
10%
Loss of talents to other countries
Bad working conditions, e.g. hot environment, loud
noise, bad odour
TOTAL
6%
9%
3%
10%
Surgical/Medical
Gloves
Other Medical
Consumables
Non-consumables
5%
18%
3%
0%
Currently, companies in the medical devices industry are hiring new employees mainly
through advertising on online job portals / Linkedin. The surgical/medical gloves companies
also put up bunting/banner at their company or organise walk in interview for the job
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