Skilled employees in demand in London

Employers are increasingly keen to appoint highly skilled people to London procurement jobs, an analyst has noted.

Brian Groom, business and employment editor at the Financial Times, said many companies are making the issue of skills a priority as they look forward to an economic recovery.

This, he stated, is because some are concerned that a skills shortage in their firm could harm their competitiveness when the economy picks up.

Mr Groom also noted that businesses are focusing on skills in order to make sure Britain is able to keep up with rising standards in other parts of the world.

Companies looking to appoint people to London procurement jobs were among those said to be looking at addressing a skills shortage.

This comes amid a period of growing optimism about the future of the UK economy, which could lead to recruitment activity picking up.

A poll carried by ComRes for the Independent this week found that 38 per cent of business leaders are seeing signs of recovery in their sector.

Updated: 25 September 2009.
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