The present article is a result of a research which main objective consisted in characterizing the current and with forward-looking
approach of the occupational profiles for the Atlantico clusters. The applied method was exploratory with the instrument of sur- vey as the research technique with a non-probabilistic sample quota of 236 companies. In this type of qualitative research, it was
found as a defining result that the companies have great difficulties to find suitable human capital, which is also a challenge for
the educational institutions in order to strengthen the specific and soft skills before the youth graduate, as well as the creation of
alliances to establish dual training programs that allow training and educating students directly in the company. Another conclusion
was that companies value very much the skills related to teamwork, time planning and effective problem solving, additionally
they encountered lack of skills in bilingualism, IT, and analyzing and taking assertive decisions under pressure. In addition, the
companies of the studied clusters did not identify the human resource departments as a strategic area that could promote growth
and competitiveness.