The decline in the number of young people is projected to be more pronounced in rural areas in the future, as young people tend to migrate to more economically developed places in search of better education or career opportunities.
— Employers predict that this year, the sectors of public administration (38.7%), professional, scientific and technical activities (35.8%), medicine and social care (30%) will face the greatest challenge related to attracting young specialists to work .8 percent), education (30.9 percent). Representatives of 28.6 percent of companies operating in the electricity, gas and steam supply sectors also say they are likely to have trouble attracting young professionals. One in four (25.2 percent) employers in the construction sector also believe that it will be more difficult to attract young specialists, Giedrė Sinkevičė, deputy director of the Employment Service, tells “Kurier Wileński”.
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Serious challenges of an aging society
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The decreasing number of people of working age and an aging society inevitably herald the emergence of new challenges for the labor market and employers seeking competitiveness. One of the symptoms of this phenomenon is the shortage of young specialists, which the European Union countries pay more and more attention to.
– Especially after the pandemic, gifted people, the so-called young talents began to look at work not as an object providing material values, but as a space for self-expression and development. For them, work is an activity that allows them to receive not only the desired financial reward for their effort, but also a moral reward without having to renounce social obligations. Often, young professionals are less attached to one area, they are more willing to migrate between companies, they are more mobile, more open to interesting career offers. This should be reflected both in job offers for young people, as well as in the organizational culture and remuneration systems, the interviewee of “Kurier Wileński” points out.
In response to the needs of employers, last year the Employment Service established the Competence Center for Highly Qualified Selections (lit. Aukštos kvalifikacijos atrankų kompetencijų centras). Services are provided to companies looking for managers, specialists, technicians and junior specialists. The salary offered for the position must be higher than the average in the region in which the employee is sought.
— The working-age population is shrinking and the population is aging. One of the consequences of this phenomenon is a clear shortage of young specialists. The shortage in rural areas is becoming more and more acute as young people link their careers to metropolitan areas, notes Giedrė Sinkevičė.
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Professional development prospects are important
For young people, career prospects, opportunities to feel valued, recognition, flexible working hours, self-expression and development are important. Working for them is an activity that allows you to gain the desired financial and moral reward for your effort without having to give up social obligations.
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