Employers’ Requirements on Labour Force in the South Moravian Region

HORŇÁČEK, Josef and Iveta ZELENKOVÁ. Employers’ Requirements on Labour Force in the South Moravian Region. Journal of Competitiveness. Zlín: Univerzita Tomáše Bati, Fakulta managementu a ekonomiky, 2014, vol. 2014, No 4, p. 63 - 79. ISSN 1804-171X.

Basic information

• Original name: Employers’ Requirements on Labour Force in the South Moravian Region
• Authors: HORŇÁČEK, Josef (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Iveta ZELENKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Journal of Competitiveness, Zlín, Univerzita Tomáše Bati, Fakulta managementu a ekonomiky, 2014, 1804-171X.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50600 5.6 Political science
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/14:00078033
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Keywords in English: Competency; Skills; Labour Market; Recruitment

Abstract

This article is focused on identifying employers’ requirements on workforce in the South-Moravian Region and assessing whether or not the requirements are referring mainly to education, level of qualification and work experience or to competencies. The research is based on the Swedish approach to monitoring employers’ requirements on workforce, which uses competency-based qualitative interviewing. The Swedish scenario of a semi-structured interview was adapted to Czech conditions. 200 employers in the South Moravian Region were interviewed. Pronounced requirements on workforce refer mainly to education, professional qualifications and experience and the resulting specific professional competencies. To a large extent the requirements were focused on values, attitudes and character traits. The general specialized competencies and soft skills were also mentioned, but mostly as last in order. The requirements varied according to the size and orientation of the company and the nature of the vacancy.

Links

• CZ.1.04/5.1.01/77.00400, interní kód MU: Name: Aktivní matching: Strategická podpora poradenství na pracovním trhu (Acronym: Aktivní matching)

Investor: Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the CR