Nearly half of hiring managers and HR professionals at information technology companies say, from their company’s perspective, it doesn’t feel like the recession ever ended, according to a new survey from CareerBuilder and Sologig.com – its job site for technology professionals.
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Challenges related to compensation and benefits were common response among survey participants. Staying competitive in compensation (27%) and benefits (20%) both made the list, as well as cutting down on cost-per-hire (16%).
The following are the top 10 staffing challenges faced by IT hiring managers, according to the survey:
- Retaining top talent – 36%
- Lifting employee morale – 31%
- Recruiting high skill applicants – 29%
- Providing competitive compensation – 27%
- Worker burnout – 26%
- Maintaining productivity levels – 25%
- Managing organizational changes – 21%
- Providing competitive benefits – 20%
- Providing upward mobility – 17%
- Cutting down on cost-per-hire – 16%
The national survey was conducted online by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder from November 6 to December 2, 2013, and included a representative sample of 161 IT hiring managers and human resource professionals across company sizes.