A large proportion of employers in the Gladstone ESA opted to only use informal methods of recruitment, such as word of mouth, to fill their vacancies. On average, informally advertised jobs have significantly less applicants than formally advertised jobs. Slide 22 Shrinking investment pipeline Gladstone ESA – Source: Deloitte Access Economics, Investment Monitor, March 2014 Data from Deloitte Access Investment Monitor suggests that the value of Economics’ investment projects in the Gladstone ESA is likely to taper after 2015-2016, even if all projects that are or ‘under consideration’ ‘possible’ go through. Slide 23 Greatest concerns for the future Gladstone ESA – Source: Department of Employment, Survey of Experiences, Employers’ Recruitment Gladstone ESA, October 2013 greatest concerns for the 12 months following the survey included concerns Employers’ about the economy (52 per cent) and recruitment or retention difficulty/skill shortages (17 per cent). Slide 24
A large proportion of employers in the Gladstone ESA opted to only use informal methods of recruitment, such as word of mouth, to fill their vacancies. On average, informally advertised jobs have significantly less applicants than formally advertised jobs. Slide 22 Shrinking investment pipeline – Gladstone ESA Source: Deloitte Access Economics, Investment Monitor, March 2014 Data from Deloitte Access Economics’ Investment Monitor suggests that the value of investment projects in the Gladstone ESA is likely to taper after 2015-2016, even if all projects that are ‘under consideration’ or ‘possible’ go through. Slide 23 Greatest concerns for the future – Gladstone ESA Source: Department of Employment, Survey of Employers’ Recruitment Experiences, Gladstone ESA, October 2013 Employers’ greatest concerns for the 12 months following the survey included concerns about the economy (52 per cent) and recruitment or retention difficulty/skill shortages (17 per cent). Slide 24
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