{"id":11401,"date":"2019-04-02T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T09:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=11401"},"modified":"2019-04-01T15:46:32","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T14:46:32","slug":"it-recruitment-report-identifies-turnover-troubles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/it-recruitment-report-identifies-turnover-troubles\/","title":{"rendered":"IT recruitment report identifies turnover troubles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Damaging reputation, productivity and profit \u2013 employee turnover is an area of concern for every business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, according to the results IT Talent Acquisition; the recruiter’s view 2019<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, high rates of turnover is the greatest recruitment challenge in IT.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curo Talent<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s biennial report aims to recognise the current state of IT recruitment from the perspective of both in-house recruiters and hiring managers \u2013 a group that represents both c-level executives and departmental IT managers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The full report, published by recruitment agency Curo Talent, is available to view here:\u00a0 IT Talent Acquisition \u2013 the recruiter\u2019s view 2019<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While lack of talent and IT skills shortages have long been discussed as an issue, this year\u2019s survey identified high rates of staff turnover as an equally troubling problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

30% of hiring managers surveyed agreed that employee turnover is their greatest recruitment challenge, with a further 13% of in-house recruiters agreeing with this statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is clear that, while businesses are savagely competing to initially recruit IT talent, these sought-after experts are too easily enticed away from their positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What could be perceived as a lack of loyalty from IT workers, however, is an unavoidable side effect of high levels of demand for certain skills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Britain\u2019s IT talent shortage has long been highlighted as an area of concern. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, this same publicity has enabled IT workers to demand increasingly high salaries, flexibility and benefits from their employers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interestingly, there were differences in opinion between in-house recruiters and hiring managers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hirers overwhelmingly named staff turnover as the greatest challenge. Recruiters however, put this problem in fifth place, behind reduced EU candidates because of Brexit at 20%, and attracting candidates that fit the right company culture, which sat at 17%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This contrast implies that, while recruitment departments may witness an influx of IT workers entering an organisation, the levels of disruption caused by employee turnover do not impact them as much as hiring managers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The solution is likely to be in two parts; more efficient recruitment models and human resourcing strategies designed to encourage loyalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRecruiters need to challenge the status quo if they want break the cycle of staff churn,\u201d explained Sarah Wighton, Client Acquisition Lead at Curo Talent. \u201cOur report shows a decline in the use of traditional channels for hiring IT staff. It seems some organisations are prepared to experiment with new recruitment models to attract the right staff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An earlier report by Curo Talent examined the recruitment process from the candidate\u2019s perspective. It revealed that getting IT staff to stay is not just about a pay rise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked: \u201cWhat would encourage you to stay with your current employer?\u201d, higher pay and interesting work were the top two answers for both permanent and contract IT staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The need for IT staff to work on interesting projects was highlighted further when comparing IT staff with their non-IT colleagues. 25% of IT staff said interesting work would encourage them to stay, compared with just 14% of non-IT staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Wighton commented: \u201cAt Curo Talent, we pride ourselves on having the most elite and skilled community of Microsoft experts in the UK, and we strive to offer them relevant and interesting work. Matching skill levels to the complexity of the project is the first step in reducing staff churn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until the IT industry\u2019s skills shortage is alleviated, employee turnover will always be a challenge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the results of IT Talent Acquisition; the recruiter’s view 2019<\/em>, prove that this issue is more prevalent than ever before. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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