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A recent PriceWaterhouseCoopers report, "Technology executive connections--successful strategies for talent management" indicates that companies in the US, UK, and Western Europe are beginning to feel the pinch as they have trouble finding IT engineers and executives.
There is a shortage of engineers with the ability to be innovative and it is only getting worse. Even companies looking for their IT staff in emerging nations are having trouble because the demand for capable and original thinkers is high in theirhome nations, too. Many of the companies surveyed also expressed concerns over the decline of the quality of technical education being offered in the US and UK. Tech companies are now having re-assess how they design their business model and devote more time and resources to employee retention.
---I've had to edit this about three times now. My husband is an IT engineer and after years of layoff scares and declining benefits it is simply impossible for me to be even remotely objective on this one. Read the report, form your own opinion, and come back and tell me what you think.
There is a shortage of engineers with the ability to be innovative and it is only getting worse. Even companies looking for their IT staff in emerging nations are having trouble because the demand for capable and original thinkers is high in theirhome nations, too. Many of the companies surveyed also expressed concerns over the decline of the quality of technical education being offered in the US and UK. Tech companies are now having re-assess how they design their business model and devote more time and resources to employee retention.
---I've had to edit this about three times now. My husband is an IT engineer and after years of layoff scares and declining benefits it is simply impossible for me to be even remotely objective on this one. Read the report, form your own opinion, and come back and tell me what you think.
posted by Dy at 10:32 AM
1 Comments:
I think there is a problem recruiting employees in *any* technical discipline right now. My husband is a civil engineer and now that he has a decade of experience under his belt, he basically gets any job he applies for. Because employees are much more mobile, employers are less willing to invest in training and development. By not "feeding" the workforce, employers are hastening our nation's economic downfall.
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