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Employer Expectations Regarding the Competencies of Employees on the Energy Market in Poland

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  • Robert Szydło

    (Department of Labour Resource Management, Cracow University of Economics, 31-510 Cracow, Poland)

  • Sylwia Wiśniewska

    (Department of Labour Resource Management, Cracow University of Economics, 31-510 Cracow, Poland)

  • Małgorzata Tyrańska

    (Department of Labour Resource Management, Cracow University of Economics, 31-510 Cracow, Poland)

  • Anna Dolot

    (Department of Labour Resource Management, Cracow University of Economics, 31-510 Cracow, Poland)

  • Urszula Bukowska

    (Department of Labour Resource Management, Cracow University of Economics, 31-510 Cracow, Poland)

  • Marek Koczyński

    (Department of Labour Resource Management, Cracow University of Economics, 31-510 Cracow, Poland)

Abstract

It is because of competencies that there is a possibility of ensuring the strategic safety of each country when it comes to energy security. With the vast development of IT and teamwork, there are various competencies needed in the whole energy sector. The aim of this study is to assess the needs of competencies in the Polish energy labor market as well as the trends among hard ad soft skills also in the context of renewable energy sources. Within an exploratory approach, 245 job advertisements were analyzed using various tools, including general descriptive statistics, Shapiro-Wilk, Kruskal–Wallis H and Mann–Whitney U tests, as well as Spearman’s Rho. The research confirmed that teamwork and MS Office are crucial demands of employers. It is also important that the market is diverse when it comes to competence demands, but soft skills are needed in every position, even purely technical ones.

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  • Robert Szydło & Sylwia Wiśniewska & Małgorzata Tyrańska & Anna Dolot & Urszula Bukowska & Marek Koczyński, 2021. "Employer Expectations Regarding the Competencies of Employees on the Energy Market in Poland," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-21, November.
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