www.cji.co.za The CareerJunction Index(CJI)has been established due to a lack of updated and accurate online labour market information in South Africa. The CJI is the rst index of its kind that directly monitors the online labour market in South Africa by examining supply and demand trends across all industries. The CJI data is sourced from the CareerJunction website, where over 800 of the country’s top recruiters (both agencies and corporate companies) advertise their vacant positions to more than 1.6 million career seekers. With the Internet becoming an increasingly popular method of nding a job and sourcing candidates for positions, the CareerJunction Index provides HR professionals, recruitment agencies and career seekers with valuable insights into online labour trends in South Africa. The CareerJunctionIndex• The current online labour market trends; • Online labour demand trends; • Online labour supply tr ends; • Growing and shrinking industries and occupations; • Identies skill shortages; • Analysis of labour cycles ; and • Identies str ategies to alleviate the effect of a decreasing supply of candidates. The C JI provides insights into the online labour market dynamics To download the CJI Executive Summary each month visit www.cji.co.za. Examines Best Career Choices for You
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The CareerJunction Index (CJI) has been established due to a lack of updated and accurate online
labour market information in South Africa. The CJI is the rst index of its kind that directly monitors
the online labour market in South Africa by examining supply and demand trends across all industries.
The CJI data is sourced from the CareerJunction website, where over 800 of the country’s top
recruiters (both agencies and corporate companies) advertise their vacant positions to more than
1.6 million career seekers. With the Internet becoming an increasingly popular method of nding
a job and sourcing candidates for positions, the CareerJunction Index provides HR professionals,recruitment agencies and career seekers with valuable insights into online labour trends in
The CJI’s statistics focus on labour supply and demand trends. By comparing these, career seekers
can gain an insight into current employment trends and labour statistics for various industry sectors.
This can aid career seekers in understanding the conditions which they may face when seekingemployment in a particular industry sector. Where recruitment is difcult, nding employment may
be easy. The opposite is seen for industries where recruitment is easy. Career seekers generally face
tough competition in industry sectors where recruitment is easy and seeking employment is more
challenging.
Below is a visual illustration of the overall online labour market situation, taking into account the
amount of active career seekers and the amount of advertised jobs on the CareerJunction website.
Industries in Top Demand
Less than 5potential career seekers
per job advert
Between 5 and 10potential career seekers
per job advert
Between 10 and 20potential career seekers
per job advert
Between 20 and 30potential career seekers
per job advert
More than 30potential career seekers
per job advert
RecruitmentVery Difcult
RecruitmentDifcult
RecruitmentModerate
RecruitmentEasy
RecruitmentVery Easy
Motor 10.46 Sales 13.67Mining 10.92 Botanical 13.70Design 10.97 Petrochemical 14.02Marketing 11.24 Medical 14.80Human Resources & Recruitment 11.53 Media 15.19Distribution, Warehousing & Freight 12.07 Manufacturing, Production & Trades 17.06Beauty 12.41 Agriculture 17.54
The high demand for labour in the Information Technology; Engineering; Finance and FMCG,
Retail & Wholesale industries creates a limited supply pool. As a result, recruiters struggle to
nd suitable candidates for jobs. Presently, recruiters have access to less than 10 potential
candidates per advertised vacancy within these industries. This creates an ideal employment
environment for career seekers, who face very little competition on the job market.
The opposite is seen across industries that display easy recruitment conditions. Professionalswho specialise in these elds face tough competition on the job market as supply volumes are
high and there are many professionals who hold the required skills. For example, someone
who specialises in the elds of Travel & Tourism may have a hard time in nding employment
since he/she will be one of 34.65 potential candidates for any one particular job vacancy.
The youth are therefore advised to pursue their studies within a eld where a lack of labour exists
due to South Africa’s urgent need for those specic skills.
A shortfall in the number of workers with the skills needed to ll the jobs currently available.
A skills shortage can be caused by a lack of education and vocational training, or by wider social
and economic factors such as new technological developments. A skills shortage may affect a
region, an industry, or a whole country. Skills shortages of this type need to be addressed at
national level through effective manpower planning and the development of strategies for adult
education and vocational training. An organisation may suffer from a skills shortage as a result
of poor recruitment and employee retention policies, or through inadequate provision of trainingand employee development opportunities.
South Africa suffers from a number of skills shortages. Some of the prominent skills shortages in
South Africa are found within the Engineering, Information Technology, Finance and FMCG, Retail &
Wholesale industries. Demand for labour is particularly high within these elds, however qualied
professionals are scarce, thus the country is in dire need of these skills. South Africa has a very strong
focus on skills development within these sectors, particularly since the introduction of afrmative
action and BEE policies. The government spends billions of Rands each year on skills development
and more and more businesses are becoming active participants.
As mentioned previously, entering an industry which is considered to be in short supply of labour
presents various benets to your career, including many employment opportunities, little competition
on the job market, opportunity for growth and in some cases, lucrative salary offerings.
What is a Scarce Skill / Skills Shortage?
By acquiring a scarce skill, you are making a positive contribution to the country’s