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IT Companies Struggle to Hire Qualified Workers

IT hiring problems Tough Fit 53% of channel vendors and other IT companies have open positions for which they can’t find qualified candidates. All or Nothing 60% of IT hiring managers at these companies say they’ve never hired someone who doesn’t fit the full requirements of a job listing. Earnings Dispute 40% of these IT […]

Written By: Dennis McCafferty

Apr 30, 2014

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IT hiring problems

Tough Fit

53% of channel vendors and other IT companies have open positions for which they can’t find qualified candidates.

All or Nothing

60% of IT hiring managers at these companies say they’ve never hired someone who doesn’t fit the full requirements of a job listing.

Earnings Dispute

40% of these IT hiring managers say there are “gaps” in wage expectations between the candidates and their companies.

Learning Curve

39% say the candidates can’t match the demands of new and shifting technologies.

Higher Standard

38% say applicants have difficulties meeting requirements that are anything above entry-level.

Back to School

33% say candidates have too many gaps in their education and/or training to be considered for hire.

Square Peg/Round Hole

29% say applicants can’t meet position requirements that are too specific.

On the Fly

44% of these companies provide on-the-job tech skills training.

Pay Upgrade

Only 20% of hiring managers at these companies say they offer “extremely” or “very” competitive pay, and 34% say they’ve already had to increase compensation to get to this point.

Hard Line

22% say they would not consider increasing compensation for difficult-to-fill roles.

IT Companies Struggle to Hire Qualified Workers

Dennis McCafferty

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