What jobs are you/your employer struggling to recruit to?

[wanttoworkbut]

Just that really. There's a million comments saying getting jobs is difficult at the moment, but there must be some shortages somewhere, or at least where there are fewer good candidates. I am looking in the north, but any region of the UK welcome.

Thank you. That explains it then!

Would love to be a social worker. Have worked directly with children and families for 8 years. I have a first class degree in Health and Social care. Can’t get onto a postgrad or a fast track because I haven’t got a maths GCSE. Fucking ridiculous.

And they moan about shortages. A lot of councils have removed the maths requirement to be fair but mine haven’t.

@BurnoutBeeI wonder it's worth lobbying your MP on that?

Oh, still? I thought that had been fixed - by paying a load more money for it, unusually. I remember it got very unpopular after Brexit due to drivers having multi day waits at customs with no facilities. And most women can't manage to pee while at the wheel!

@Phineyj

I might well do. I understand the maths GCSE for nurses and teachers, but it’s pedantic red tape for prospective social workers who want to enter the profession via experience and a postgrad route. I have dyscalculia so it wouldn’t be easy for me to gain a maths GCSE. And, quite frankly, I am just not motivated to learn algebra.

Exactly this. They are all chasing the same tiny pool of people.

I would have thought training your own would be better than buying massive visa costs to ship someone in from overseas, too.

I find this so difficult to believe. Graduates are crying out to get internships.

Now I do believe that one because it's not a nice job and is crap money.

Accredited financial investigators

Are HGV licences expensive to get? That might be one barrier for youngsters.

I thought this too, been very shocked by it. I think the issue is they’re hedging their bets and accepting more than one internship then choosing their favourite nearer the time. The frustrating part is it takes the opportunity away from others who haven’t had an offer for an internship that we could instead offer but there isn’t enough time.

Would they accept functional skills maths? I agree with you, its ridiculous to expect everyone to have maths GCSE. Surely they would value experience more. Level 2 is GCSE equivalent I believe and no algebra in sight thankfully!
www.gov.uk/government/publications/functional-skills-subject-content-mathematics/subject-content-functional-skills-maths

@BurnoutBee @Spiderham has beaten me to it but there are people on the social work degree apprentice at my LA who have done functional skills instead of GCSE. On of the assistants on our team did it and got time from work to do it so it is a thing in some places

Funnily enough something like this popped up on my Instagram, for HMRC , but you needed prior experience.

Well you've just described why the.job is unappealing to so many people! It shouldn't be hard for managers to understand why people.dont want to work for those conditions

Teaching esp Home Economics, Technical, English.

my company are looking for van drivers 5 days a week 8 hour days - in the last two months we have invited 27 candidates and only one has turned up for interview- most people don’t actually want the job - they need the invitation for interview to log in their journals for benefits - it’s an absolute joke - plenty of jobs if people actually want them - South west England

How much mileage does the company pay? I was stunned when I learned most of those roles only pay 20-25p per mile when the government allowance is 55ppm.

most people don’t actually want the job - they need the invitation for interview to log in their journals for benefits -

They should need to prove that they attended the interview.

In the old days, I suppose the interviewer could stamp a card or something to say they'd attended but I suppose it's more difficult now everything is done online.

Underwriters

Is it actually employed? Or 'self employed ' piecework?

Reading with interest as I have a young 20s DD looking for any job. Very smart. A* A levels in STEM but didn’t want to go to uni.

Motivated, articulate and reliable. Has decided she wants to go into accounting/ money management/ tax type roles but has been trying for 6 months. Outer London.

I am depressed at how many of her peers have got their start based on who their parents know. I don’t know anyone in those fields so she is just scouring ads and applying every day. Interviewed (4 stages) for an apprenticeship role 4 months ago and got to last stage and has heard nothing since.

Agree that companies just compete for those with experience and won’t invest.

And jobs need to be worth more than being on benefits and pay enough for people to live independently. It’s depressing that of her 23 year old peers the only two from school with their own place are the single mums.

45ppm

Just recruited someone to organise events and submit fundraising bids, that sort of thing. Part time a few days a week, super flexible hours. Would have been perfect for a student or a parent. South west England. We had one application.

Three people contacted us after the end date, and due to the lack of applicants we did say if you apply before X we'll consider you. But none of them did.

Typically £3k to £5k so yes, very costly and out of reach for youngsters unless they have parental/family financial help.

I've always wondered why the government doesn't allow student loans for costs like these, and other similar training courses. It's bonkers that they're only given for University courses and massively lets down all the youngsters who don't want/need to go to university.

I'd even extend student loans to fund normal driving lessons too. Also other training such as fork lift truck licence, etc.