Overview
- Randstad, which released an online survey Friday, reports 70% of Argentines missed job openings for lacking required skills, compared with 79% in Uruguay and 81% in Chile, based on responses from 4,089 people.
- Even as 89% of workers in Argentina see themselves as employable, they point to lack of specific experience at 38%, age at 26%, and market changes at 16% as the main barriers, with 11% citing outdated digital skills.
- Employer training remains limited in Argentina, with only 13% saying their company trains them on a steady basis and 45% saying they never receive training at work.
- Workers show strong personal initiative to keep up, with 76% saying they would self-train if a job required it and 42% already taking ongoing courses, the highest share in the region yet still below half.
- Randstad frames faster digital change and advances in artificial intelligence as shortening how long skills stay relevant, and CEO Andrea Avila says continuous learning and reskilling now shape how people choose and stay in jobs.