Recruiting IT staff is a costly exercise. When businesses choose the right people for the job, treat them well, these people can produce amazing results that can take a business to a different height. Without the right people, it becomes impossible for a business to achieve their goals. This is true for the whole spectrum of business activity including healthcare, legal practices, airlines, restaurants and also Information Technology. A poor choice in IT recruitment can prove to be expensive for the whole business. Though companies follow different strategies for their IT recruitment, it is possible to find out some of the trends that are currently affecting IT recruiting services.
Increased demand for Big Data
Companies are quick to adopt new technologies and invest in cloud, mobile and social networking platforms. But the challenge now is that businesses have an overwhelming amount of valuable data and need a new breed of data scientist who can use this data to provide better customer relationships and develop products and services based on customers’ behavior. Businesses are having a hard time finding IT professionals with Big Data skills. According to John Michelsen, CTO of software management company CA Technologies “these are highly specialized skills”. The need for IT professionals with Big Data skills is mounting but getting access to the right candidates can be difficult.
Recruiting becomes more social
A resume can no longer be relied on as the main focus in helping a candidate getting a job. A resume shows a summary of a candidate’s skill and experience, but what about his online presence? An employer is interested in knowing the social presence of its prospective employees. A candidate’s social presence can both be a pro or a con in his search for a job. It is the responsibility of a candidate to use social networking platforms responsibly and be careful about his updates, comments and photos. Try to remember that a prospective employer builds his opinion depending on a candidate’s social feeds.
Social networking to retain talent
Not only for recruiting talent, businesses are using social networking platforms to engage talent, retain them, nurture them and finally enhance their loyalty to a business. 2014 is expected to be the year when employers will tap the social and behavioral data of their employees to motivate them, understand their demand and lengthen their tenure with an organization.
The roles of CIOs have evolved
CIOs are no longer confined to their back office. Their roles have evolved too. They have migrated from back office to the board room making their roles more prominent and visible. In the coming years, CIOs need to take a prominent role in some of the latest IT trends including mobile, cloud and data. The role of CIOs is evolving and also their importance within an organization.
Putting greater emphasis on attitude
Businesses are giving more emphasis to attitude even more so than qualification and experience. Of course there are certain roles that need special training and substantial previous experience, but there may be a trade-off against the ideal attitude.
Recruiters are the best people to understand the attitude of a candidate and predict whether or not the candidate is fit for a particular role and corporate environment.
Increased demand for Big Data
Companies are quick to adopt new technologies and invest in cloud, mobile and social networking platforms. But the challenge now is that businesses have an overwhelming amount of valuable data and need a new breed of data scientist who can use this data to provide better customer relationships and develop products and services based on customers’ behavior. Businesses are having a hard time finding IT professionals with Big Data skills. According to John Michelsen, CTO of software management company CA Technologies “these are highly specialized skills”. The need for IT professionals with Big Data skills is mounting but getting access to the right candidates can be difficult.
Recruiting becomes more social
A resume can no longer be relied on as the main focus in helping a candidate getting a job. A resume shows a summary of a candidate’s skill and experience, but what about his online presence? An employer is interested in knowing the social presence of its prospective employees. A candidate’s social presence can both be a pro or a con in his search for a job. It is the responsibility of a candidate to use social networking platforms responsibly and be careful about his updates, comments and photos. Try to remember that a prospective employer builds his opinion depending on a candidate’s social feeds.
Social networking to retain talent
Not only for recruiting talent, businesses are using social networking platforms to engage talent, retain them, nurture them and finally enhance their loyalty to a business. 2014 is expected to be the year when employers will tap the social and behavioral data of their employees to motivate them, understand their demand and lengthen their tenure with an organization.
The roles of CIOs have evolved
CIOs are no longer confined to their back office. Their roles have evolved too. They have migrated from back office to the board room making their roles more prominent and visible. In the coming years, CIOs need to take a prominent role in some of the latest IT trends including mobile, cloud and data. The role of CIOs is evolving and also their importance within an organization.
Putting greater emphasis on attitude
Businesses are giving more emphasis to attitude even more so than qualification and experience. Of course there are certain roles that need special training and substantial previous experience, but there may be a trade-off against the ideal attitude.
Recruiters are the best people to understand the attitude of a candidate and predict whether or not the candidate is fit for a particular role and corporate environment.
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