Experts and industry watchers are saying there’s a second boom happening in tech right now, with an accompanying “war for talent.” Are you in the right place to attract the best tech talent to join your organization?
Here at Market Street Talent, we specialize in matching the right IT candidates with our partnering organizations. Today, we want to share some of our knowledge about what works – based on our years of experience – when you’re searching for the right candidate. Here’s a little information you’ll want to know to attract your next great hire, and future team member!
Although tech skills are generally a valuable resource no matter what the economy is doing, right now there is most certainly a ‘sweet spot’ for people with expertise in coding .Net, Java J2EE, PHP, Sharepoint, mobile, and network and software engineers and Web developers. Maybe you don’t need those specific skills for your organization – or, maybe you do – but good tech people that will grow with your company will stand out if you watch for a few specific professional traits and skills.
Whether or not you speak tech, watch for the following qualities in prospective hires. This will make things a bit more simple, since we know you’re already trying to figure out how to find the right person – let alone enter and win the talent war. But you don’t have to worry about getting shot down by the best applicants, if you keep the following in mind.
- If you’re searching for tech talent, your best bet may be to recruit for attitude rather than skill. You want good people, who are hungry to grow and learn. Sometimes the best way to find that in a candidate is to choose someone with the basic skill set who is ready to take on a new challenge, or learn to specialize on the job.
- Look for a good cultural fit. Is your business established, or do you have more of the atmosphere of a start up? Know your office culture. Try to find a person that has the energy, attitude, and/or maturity you’re looking for. You can teach them specific tech skills if you have to, but you’ll never be sorry if you hire someone who has the right attitude.
- Focus your search on finding people who want to grow in influence, skill and professional experience. No matter their level of experience, the right people will be hungry for new challenges, flexible, and ready to make their mark by working hard and doing work they feel passionately about.
How do you do this? One way to accomplish this is to appeal to the applicants’ aspirations. Really emphasize the story of your company, and how his or her work will contribute to the larger mission of what you do as an organization. Remember, when you find great talent, you’re selling yourself and your brand, just as much as they are trying to communicate the value they can bring to your team.
And if you need additional advice, support or ideas to find the right people, please feel free to get in touch with us! Market Street Talent is a dynamic, results-driven executive talent search and procurement firm. We pride ourselves on our ability to first understand the needs of our clients, offering our individual attention to better understand their needs – and then providing our clients with the highest level of technical recruitment. We invite you to visit us through our social channels, or our website. We want to hear from you!