Engineering labor market 2021
Full steam ahead back into the skills shortage?
The agonizingly long-lasting coronavirus pandemic has also caused the job market for engineers to freeze in many places, but it has not come to a complete standstill, as a survey of recruiters shows. Will there be a race to catch up?
Opinions differ. Our WEKA careers expert Corinne Schindlbeck interviewed labor market experts and HR managers from the industry, including representatives from Puls, Phoenix Contact, VDE and Recom.
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