Careers / IT Vendors Face Multiple Hiring Challenges

IT Vendors Face Multiple Hiring Challenges

By Dennis McCafferty | Posted 2014-03-26

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Top Staffing Challenges for IT Vendors: Retention

36% of IT vendor hiring managers and HR pros say it's challenging to retain top talent.
Top Staffing Challenges for IT Vendors: Sagging Spirits

31% say they struggle to lift employee morale.
Top Staffing Challenges for IT Vendors: Talent Hunt

29% indicate that it's tough to recruit highly skilled applicants.
Top Staffing Challenges for IT Vendors: Salary

27% feel it's challenging to provide competitive compensation.
Top Staffing Challenges for IT Vendors: Exhausted Resources

26% indicate that worker burnout is a major concern.
Top Staffing Challenges for IT Vendors: Uneven Output

5% reveal that they struggle to maintain productivity levels.
Top Staffing Challenges for IT Vendors: Change Management

21% find it difficult to oversee organizational changes.
Top Staffing Challenges for IT Vendors: Package Deals

20% face challenges in providing competitive benefits.
Top Staffing Challenges for IT Vendors: Glass Ceiling

17% struggle to establish upward mobility among workers.
Top Staffing Challenges for IT Vendors: Staffing Budget

16% say it's hard to keep down cost-per-hire.
Top Staffing Challenges for IT Vendors: School's Out

16% admit that they often can't provide enough training opportunities for employees.
Top Staffing Challenges for IT Vendors: Hiring Logjam

13% struggle to find time to sort through applications and interview job candidates.
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Technology vendors are still struggling to rebound from the recession after five years, and the delayed recovery is taking a toll on their hiring plans, according to a recent survey from CareerBuilder and Sologig.com. About one-third of IT hiring managers and HR professionals polled said their companies continue to deal with fallout from that history-making downturn (often dubbed "The Great Recession"), and roughly the same portion say their staff size is smaller than it was before the economy dramatically declined. As a consequence, they're facing difficulties attracting and retaining strong tech talent, with morale, compensation, staffing burnout and productivity levels emerging as primary concerns. "The top issues in 2014 will be the retention and recruitment of high-skill talent," said Eric Presley, chief technology officer at CareerBuilder. "The most in-demand workers are attracting lucrative offers nationwide, meaning employers have to recognize and incentivize their best talent to stay ahead of the competition."