This is probably the most exciting time to work in Tech. Technology industry generates the most number of jobs globally. You will find a lot of studies and surveys on the internet, which suggests that jobs in computer and IT space will grow with each passing year. Despite that, companies around the world struggle to attract top tech talent to drive their business forward.
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In this part, we will propose a solution to the problems perceived by the hiring managers as concluded in part 1 of this article. Ideally, there’s no need to have such an elaborate solution if the hiring manager did everything from writing the job description, determining and communicating the selection criteria to conducting the interviews. Practically as we have learned, only 50% of the hiring managers write the job descriptions. Only 64% of them are engaged in determining and communicating the selection criteria and most of the interviews are conducted by interviewers who are not the hiring managers. Hence the need to have a solution that facilitates collaboration and communication.
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In a recent survey conducted by the author, the majority of the interviewers said that the hiring process was wasting a lot of their time. More than 20% felt the need to complain as they could use that time for more important project-related work. About 50% didn’t complain, although they felt that their time was being wasted.
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Social hiring, employer branding, using AI, online assessment tools, creative hiring, proactively building hiring pipeline based on forecast, X-ray search … the list of hot topics being discussed by HR and Talent Acquisition professionals is very long. But are we just discussing these in seminars and conferences? How many of us are trying new ways of hiring? Or are we more comfortable with status-quo?
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1.5 million! That’s the number of Engineers graduating every year in India. Imagine the number of job aspirants for a single post when you include people switching jobs. It is humongous. As a Tech Recruiter things could go insane. There is always pressure to perform in short span of time. But what if you can pull it off? AI empowered recruitment tools have definitely made that possible. AI is a transformational technology which will have a disruptive impact on the way you recruit.
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Recently, we conducted a poll on Twitter to know if automation is taking away jobs in IT industry or not? 43% of respondents said automation is taking away jobs whereas 35% said otherwise. 22% were not sure about the outcome of automation. Contrary to the popular belief, automation is likely to create more jobs than it will take away. There is no denying to the fact that automation will take away jobs which comprise repetitive/mundane tasks, but at the same time, it will create jobs which will require higher expertise, especially in the IT industry.
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Advice for recruiters in the IT industry who handle the hiring process.
As you may be aware, it is tricky to find and hire professionals for technical positions. We should think how to optimise this process by avoiding some the most common pitfalls. Here is an outline of the practical experience I have gained in the over three years I have been a technical recruiter. When I began, I had no inkling that I was walking straight into a trap! The recruitment process requires many skills and, to be successful, you will need experience with sales, marketing, and even psychology.
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There is a general perspective among people that automation is taking over low-skilled, repetitive jobs especially in IT industry. I believe jobs are becoming more complex and require quick execution and that’s why I do not fully agree that automation is taking over jobs. In fact, it is creating more new-age jobs. New career opportunities for IT employees will open up in some emerging digital domains like BigData, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Cyber Security and Cloud Computing.
Have you ever wanted to know, in very simple terms, the answers to the following terms?
Coding, Language, Front End, Back End, Object-oriented programming (OOP), Framework, Software development, Versioning, Open Source, Big Data, Cloud
If you answered yes, then this is for you. Continue reading “14 Tech Terms You Should Know If You’re A Tech Recruiter”
Microservices is there in the market from past 6 years but nowadays many companies are opting for it. Market of Microservices is growing very fast and as per marketanalysis.com
“Microservice Ecosystem market will grow globally at a robust CAGR 16% between 2017 and 2022, reaching $10 billion by 2021.”