engineering background. The influence of the company's sector on the definition of the required formal training of candidates has shown to be significant, when adopting Pearson's 2 test or Cramer's V. Service companies are less inclined to demand training in engineering han are manufacturing companies. This is not surprising, since the manufacturing sector has a strong engineering tradition and has historically had engineers as managers since the dawn of scientific administration. 5.2 English language requirement for the job We then analyzed the organizations' requirements for English language knowledge for vacancies related to operations management activities. Table IV shows the results obtained, separated by sector. Approximately 70 percent of the analyzed vacancies do not require foreign language knowledge. On the other hand, almost 25 percent of the positions require fluency in English, or knowledge of a second foreign language. The x2-test did not show statistical significance for any differences between manufacturing and service companies in that respect. 5.3 Management and leadership activities expected Next, we analyzed whether ads were for vacancies that required candidates to exercise leadership activities, if hired for the role. Table V shows the results obtained, separated according to the industry/sector of the organizations offering positions