Der Blätterkatalog benötigt Javascript.
Bitte aktivieren Sie Javascript in Ihren Browser-Einstellungen.
The Blätterkatalog requires Javascript.
Please activate Javascript in your browser settings.
Profession and career Job market for electrical engineers no cause for concern corinne schindlbeck senior editor at WeKa fachmedien The job market is weakening companies are undergoing transformation ai is influencing job profiles especially in the “White collar” sector is the shortage of skilled workers over? We have compiled expert opinions one thing is certain the right skill set is becoming increasingly important partly because of ai as a senior economist at indeed dr annina Hering regularly evaluates labour market data The latest figures from indeed show that vacancies for electrical engineers and software developers have fallen at an aboveaverage rate with electrical engineers even seeing a 20% drop compared to the previous year This is a sharper decline than the German labor market average of -17 percent Hering notes that companies mainly save on highpaying expensive positions This also applies to software developers But weren’t they a rare and desperately soughtafter resource not so long ago? Yes but after the pandemic companies have been hiring on a large scale with a kind of catchup effect explains Hering in view of the lack of orders companies are now questioning which positions are really strategically necessary “overhiring” is currently being attempted to be corrected which is also leading to job cuts in some places at first glance this may seem incomprehensible in view of demographic change – after all a good three million baby boomers will retire in 2022 and a further 16 5 million will retire by 2036 according to a population forecast by the German economic institute – but it is “an observable trend” says Hering The recruitment consultancy Hays also has a good overview of the situation on the labor market thanks to regular analyses do electrical engineers need to worry about the decline in vacancies? no says rené Gruner The job situation for electrical engineers is currently influenced by several factors everything is being put to the test companies are currently more cautious when hiring new employees as they have to pay more attention to costs due to a weakening economy if the statements of the labor market institutes are to be believed this attitude will continue in the coming months nevertheless electrical engineers should not be discouraged despite the generally poor economic situation some sectors are booming due to the energy transition and the pressure to invest more in electromobility There are good job prospects here in particular the development and implementation of technologies for the use of renewable energies the further development of electromobility and the digitalization of production processes offer concrete employment opportunities and job security for electrical engineers in difficult times like the current one recruiting tends to be much more strategic explains nadja eder Managing director of schuheder consulting People are becoming more aware of who they really need and who they don’t recruiters are “taking a more critical look again” and expectations are rising “Job hopping” for example i e changing employers in quick succession is not welcome a “stable career” is important as are the right skills flexibility suitability and dealing with change management a high affinity for iT and digitalization However schuheder does not want to paint a gloomy picture of the engineering job market quite the opposite The vast majority of engineers have no problems even after redundancies whether selfimposed or forced they quickly find new employment schuheder therefore describes the job market in the electronics industry as “extremely robust” shorttime work here and there and the dr annina Hering senior economist at indeed she regularly evaluates labor market data im ag e Gor od en ko ff st oc k ad ob e co m 5 PciM Magazine 02 2024