Unemployed in Europe Stymied by Lack of Technology Skills
Paulo Nunes dos Santos for The New York Times
In Dublin, about half of information technology jobs were being filled with foreign workers for a lack of skilled applicants.
By LIZ ALDERMAN
Published: January 3, 2014
DUBLIN — Week after week, newspapers issue a stream of hopeful headlines: Microsoft, PayPal, Fujitsu and scores of other companies are expanding their investments in Ireland, creating thousands of jobs as unemployment hovers near record highs.
There is just one hitch: Not enough people are qualified to fill all the jobs. In some cases, the companies have had to look outside Ireland to recruit candidates with the right skills...
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/04/b...obbled-by-lack-of-technology-skills.html?_r=0
Paulo Nunes dos Santos for The New York Times
In Dublin, about half of information technology jobs were being filled with foreign workers for a lack of skilled applicants.
By LIZ ALDERMAN
Published: January 3, 2014
DUBLIN — Week after week, newspapers issue a stream of hopeful headlines: Microsoft, PayPal, Fujitsu and scores of other companies are expanding their investments in Ireland, creating thousands of jobs as unemployment hovers near record highs.
There is just one hitch: Not enough people are qualified to fill all the jobs. In some cases, the companies have had to look outside Ireland to recruit candidates with the right skills...
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/04/b...obbled-by-lack-of-technology-skills.html?_r=0
