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Employers now rank reliability as the top competency at 90%, followed by physical endurance at 57% and professional experience at 56%.
Recruitment relies heavily on employee referrals at 90%, while job portals account for 81% and Facebook for 76%, with TikTok at only 4%.
Nearly 55% of firms say the biggest challenge in hiring skilled workers is the gap between wage expectations and salary offered, and 45% report that even the number of applicants has become a critical issue.
In operator roles, 40% of companies cite unreliability as the main problem, followed by poor work attitude at 38%, and high turnover at 36%.
Slow processes and weak candidate engagement cause major losses late in hiring, making fast commu nication and a strong candidate experience increasingly decisive.
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