Recruitment Challenges in IT Industries

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The demand for talents in the IT industries has increased many folds with the advancements in digital technologies. There is a surge in the requirement of talents in emerging areas ranging from Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, and Cloud Computing to E-Commerce. The pandemic has brought in paradigm changes in the way people work and hence the recruitments for the future will be based on the future of work.

The recruiters in the IT industry are posed with challenges due to these changing scenarios. The top five challenges in IT Recruitment are:

  • When there is a demand for tech-heavy tasks which require special skills, the best approach is to recruit candidates with the right skills. This might often require the reapportionment of duties and redrafting job descriptions.
  • Another challenge in recruiting technical talents is that normally these talents will not search actively for a job change and hence they may not respond to the usual recruiting calls. But they respond better to offers from people they have good rapport.
  • Technical talents are often more interested in technical discussion groups and forums than the social networking sites. It is important to know where to look for the right talents. The best way is to get the help of the technical department to know the platforms be searched for.
  • Many talents seek for greater challenges and better opportunities so that they can flex their wings. It is important to inform them on the organization’s work culture, the opportunity and the responsibilities they are offered with, so that they respond positively.
  • Talented employees often demand flexible schedules and other perks apart from higher salaries. For getting the right skills, recruiters should be ready to pay competitive compensation.

It is important to overcome these challenges in recruitment as the right candidate always adds greater value to the organization.