Swipe Right for Talent: Tinder for Jobseekers as the New Way to Recruit Non-EU Workers
A platform where EU-based employers and third country nationals could find their perfect half – known officially as the Talent Pool, or more informally the Tinder for Jobseekers – seems to be taking its final shape, and has entered the negotiations phase with European lawmakers.
The platform crosses paths with several other EU initiatives aiming at boosting EU’s competitiveness through its labour market. Presented as part of the Skills and Talent Mobility Package, the EU Talent Pool promises the EU employers to help fill their vacancies and help with sector wide shortages, and non-EU nationals to find jobs in a standardised, predictable way across Member States.
The EU knows the continent is lagging in talent acquisition compared to its peers. Employers in the EU say they have difficulties finding candidates, with SMEs being particularly affected: 74% declares to be facing skills shortages for at least one job role in their company currently. For some Member States, the situation is not only currently bleak, but those difficulties have doubled or more in the last five years for countries like Belgium, Italy or The Netherlands.
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