Technology Recruiting: Nurturing Up-and-Coming Talent
Posted on Thu, Jul 21, 2011
By Kara Baskett
In my previous post, I addressed the hiring environment for technical talent. So, we know there are technical jobs to fill. But, as recruiters, how do we win the war on talent and get the best candidates for our hiring managers? We can start by working together. I know, I know. It’s a competitive landscape. Why should we work together?
In the technology industry there are positions that are going unfilled. One of the biggest challenges is finding qualified candidates, with the skills to do the job. Is there really a lack of qualified technical talent, and if there is how do we build up our pipeline?
One way technology companies can find more technology talent and strengthen the up-and-coming talent pool is by forming more robust and collaborative partnerships with universities. If technology companies are doing more outreach and sponsoring programs at Universities, this will help in the promotion and retention of talent in engineering disciplines. Perhaps we’ll begin to see a positive impact on the quantity and quality of talent coming from universities. More students graduating from quality engineering programs is good for everyone.
By helping future generations of technology candidates, we elevate the talent that is available to high-tech employers. Ultimately, this should lead to quality hires for our own companies and a stronger industry.
What, specifically, do you think our companies can do in our outreach and collaboration with universities to help grow the crop of computer science, computer engineering and electrical engineering graduates?
Helping future talent isn’t the only way to find the high-quality candidates we need for our hiring managers, we need to be able to uncover the hidden treasures who are currently in the technology workforce. The last post in this series will discuss ways of finding presentable candidates within this market.
