Recruitment and retention remain key challenges for IT sector

Recruitment and retention remain key challenges for IT sector

1.3.2010

Recruitment and retention within the IT sector is a key challenge for over half of employers according to a new report by Modis International*.

Around a third (31%) reported that recruiting the right talent is likely to be difficult in the coming months, whilst one in five (21%) said retaining their people would be a challenge.

Many employers are finding the measures taken during the downturn have left them lacking the skills needed to grow again. Now the economy is officially out of recession, there is a real need to bring new, high calibre people on board to ensure the recovery continues.

Talent emerged as a key issue for the IT sector as it looks to grow out of the recession. Two thirds (66%) of employers surveyed anticipated a growth in their businesses over the next twelve months.

The figures are from The State of the IT Market report – a study that involved conversations held with over 170 UK employers over a month.

Employers ranked social networking (41%), as well as advertising on job boards (30%) and face-to-face networking (28%) amongst the techniques they are most likely to use to attract key talent into their organisation.


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