In human resource management, an information
technology (IT) skills gap is a mismatch between the technical knowledge an
employer needs to meet business objectives and the capabilities of the
organization's employees.
Closing
the IT skills gap by aligning the current state of workforce IT knowledge with
forecasted future needs is a complicated proposition for C-level
executives. Today, employers often struggle to locate and retain qualified tech
talent, especially individuals with application development, security and data
analysis skills.
Common
approaches to closing an IT skills gap include recruitment process
outsourcing, social recruiting, off-site training, employee mentor
incentives, mentoring services, in-house turnkey training and
partnerships with universities.
In
many instances, an IT job will remain unfilled for an extended period of time
when an employer needs to hire someone who has a very specific set of skills.
In recruiting lingo, such candidates are referred to as purple squirrels.
Because squirrels in the real world are not often purple, the implication is
that finding the perfect job candidate with exactly the right qualifications,
education and salary expectations can be a daunting – if not impossible --
task.
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