There is growing evidence that shortages in qualified IT staffs are impairing the ability of some organizations to implement new and emerging technologies and thus hamper growth and productivity.

 

Recruiting the right technical talent takes on an entirely new meaning as we, optimistically, continue the modest recovery seen over the last few months; however, it has become increasingly more difficult to find and retain that talent.  As organizations are increasingly ramping up their research, development, and deployment teams, the search for talent with the "right stuff" will be pursued by everyone, including your top competitors.   This pursuit of talent has the potential to create a self-escalating feeding frenzy as organizations seek to snatch the talent they need for that next new application.  Certainly, off-shoring has many great potential benefits, but it certainly has the equal opportunity for pitfalls. If you do not already have a selection model in place, here are some tips you may find useful . . .

 

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