How Technology Has Transformed The Workforce
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The rapid adoption of mobile, cloud, and social technologies has caused a major shift in the IT landscape and the makeup of its workforce. The omnipresence of these technologies in peoples' daily lives and in the workplace has ignited IT staffing budgets and the job market for IT Pros. Stephany Samuels, Senior VP, Bluewolf, discusses the technology skillsets that are in the highest demand for 2012. In addition to the Q4 hiring outlook for IT professionals, we share strategies for hiring and retaining top tech talent.
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Q4 Tech Hiring Webcast:How Technology Has Transformed the Workforce.
#TechTrends
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› 11 years of IT consulting experience
› Help companies become iterative & Agile
› Nationwide Technology Specific Staffing
› Thought leader in technology and
professional development training
Bluewolf Welcomes You!
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A Workforce Transformed
Past IT Future IT
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Employees leading change in the Enterprise
Consumerization of IT
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Past IT
Future IT
Dell , “The Evolving workforce, www.dell.com”
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Past IT
Future IT
Dell , “The Evolving workforce, www.dell.com”
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Past IT
Future IT
Dell , “The Evolving workforce, www.dell.com”
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State of IT Jobs
› 47% Increase in online job postings in 2011
› Low unemployment rate in tech
› Salaries on the rise
The Good News:
Monster , “Monster Employment Index, 2010”
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2012 Technology Outlook
› Mobile
› User Engagement
› Big Data
› Consumerization of IT
› Cloud Technologies
Innovation areas
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2012 Tech Skills in Demand
Heat Map
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Soft Skills of the Future IT Workforce
› Agile
› High Business Fluency
› Social
› Collaborative
The “Agile” Workforce
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Financial Services
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Media
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Retail
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The Tech Talent Issue
› Increased Competition
› Mind the Gap
› “Sellers” Market
“60% of new jobs being created will require skills held by 20% of the population.”
Why Now?
Harvard Business Review , “The Talent Issue, October 2011”
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Yahoo
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Electronic Arts
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Meet Stephany!
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Hiring Strategies
• Act Swiftly
• Get Clear
• Hire Attitude
• Sell your company
• Consider Contract to Hire
“40% of companies planning to hire that have had openings for 6 Months or more.
McKinsey Quarterly, “Job Creation and Americas Future” June 2011”
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Retention Strategies
• Engage and Challenge
• Communicate
• Listen
• Culture
• Cutting Edge and Emerging Technologies
• Mix IT and Business
• Compensate Competitively
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Q4 Hiring Outlook for IT Professionals
“CIO’s are on the spot to demonstrate business ideas- not just tech focused ideas”
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Q4 Tech Hiring Webcast
› The Workforce is transformed…where do you stand?
› Mind the “Talent” Gap
› You don’t need a Billboard…
Recap
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Thank You!
#TechTrends
