Dive Brief:
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A new IT Skills Gap Survey from TEKsystems found 81% of IT leaders indicate it is extremely or moderately difficult to find quality candidates.
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73% of IT professionals said it is extremely or moderately difficult to find positions they are qualified to hold.
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IT professionals said they believe organizations have “unrealistic expectations” when sourcing and hiring talent. In fact, 63% said those unrealistic technical expectations are the biggest challenge when searching for a job.
Dive Insight:
Jason Hayman, research manager for TEKsystems, said, "Recruiting is more an art than a science, especially in IT, where job roles can vary dramatically and where the person doing the hiring may not be technical themselves."
But a few changes to the way organizations recruit — such as improving the way job descriptions are written — can go a long way toward addressing the skills gap. Hayman suggests that hiring managers, recruiters and executives work together with IT to write an accurate job description more likely to attract the right talent.
