That A reliable work force is a company’s greatest asset may be an old cliché, but should their numbers continue to drop, wages will rise and the recruitment process will take longer. Not everyone gets a job automatically, but good and experienced specialists are never out of work for longEmil Górecki Indisputable data on the number of employees and their specializations is hard to come by, while what does exist varies widely. What is an accepted fact is that specialists are in short supply on the labour market. The country and the particular region are deciding factors; for instance, road, bridge and transport infrastructure engineers are worth their weight in gold in Poland, and it is in this respect that this country has relatively the greatest shortfall and largest investments. For example the Polish railway network has been rundown for some time, hence the lack of railway infrastructure specialists. Another area where engineers are lacking is with environmental protect