scholarly journals How Do IT Students Stay Up to Date with Employers' Skill Requirements

2003 ◽  
pp. 144-152
Author(s):  
Tanya McGill ◽  
Michael Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Information Technology Professionals ◽  
Information Technology Industry ◽  
New Graduates ◽  
Technology Industry ◽  
Skill Requirements ◽  
Commerce Students

The information technology industry is subject to rapid change. There have been concerns expressed in the literature about the ability of information technology professionals to keep up to date with developments, and it is likely that it is even more difficult for students to do so. New graduates require marketable skills in order to gain good employment, but the skills most in demand change regularly. This chapter reports on a project that investigated the channels of information that undergraduate and postgraduate telecommunications management and electronic commerce students use to keep up to date with employers’ needs. The role of instructors in this process is also discussed.

scholarly journals How Do IT Students Stay Up to Date with Employers' Skill Requirements

2011 ◽  
pp. 2775-2783
Author(s):  
Tanya McGill ◽  
Michael Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Information Technology Professionals ◽  
Information Technology Industry ◽  
New Graduates ◽  
Technology Industry ◽  
Skill Requirements ◽  
Commerce Students

The information technology industry is subject to rapid change. There have been concerns expressed in the literature about the ability of information technology professionals to keep up to date with developments, and it is likely that it is even more difficult for students to do so. New graduates require marketable skills in order to gain good employment, but the skills most in demand change regularly. This chapter reports on a project that investigated the channels of information that undergraduate and postgraduate telecommunications management and electronic commerce students use to keep up to date with employers’ needs. The role of instructors in this process is also discussed.

scholarly journals Exploring the role of the human resource function in the South African information technology industry

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Caron Hall ◽  
Linda Fourie
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
South African ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Information Technology Industry ◽  
The South ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Technology Industry ◽  
Human Skills

The Information Technology (IT) industry is one that is characterised by rapid change and a heavy reliance on human skills. A study was conducted to qualitatively explore the role of the Human Resource (HR) function in the South African IT industry. Semi-structured individual and focus group interviews with professionals in this function highlighted many opportunities for HR to render a more strategic role in an environment where a skills shortage and many related problem areas exist. The implications of these findings are discussed and proposals for redefining the role of HR in the specific industry are offered.

scholarly journals An Empirical Analysis of Significant Factors influencing Entrepreneurial Behavior in the Information Technology Industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.10) ◽  
pp. 212
Author(s):  
Suresh Kasanagottu ◽  
Sudipto Bhattachar ◽  
. .
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Information Technology Industry ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behavior ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Technology Industry ◽  
Innovative Products ◽  
Institutional Linkages ◽  
Significant Factors

The purpose of the current empirical research paper is to study and comprehend the significant factors that influence the entrepreneurial behavior through a detailed survey among the key employees of the information technology (IT) industry. The data thus collected from the survey was examined through the method of Partial Least Squares (PLS) for evaluating the relationship among the constructs of the conceptual research model. The results of the current empirical research study reveal that entrepreneurship-institutional linkage has the strongest effect on entrepreneurial behavior, followed by role of outsourcing and nature of the industry. The hypothesized path relationships between significant factors and entrepreneurial behavior have been found to be statistically significant. The top management of the companies in the IT industry have to focus and provide more importance to the entrepreneurship-institutional linkages which plays a key role in developing entrepreneurial behavior among the employees and in due course lead to innovative products and services and the over-all development of the organization.      

Modern Recruiting Of Information Technology Professionals

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 84-86
Author(s):  
M. Kazakova ◽  
L. Bertulite
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Technology Professionals ◽  
Information Technology Industry ◽  
Search Queries ◽  
Technology Industry ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Diffi Cult ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Selection Of

The article analyzes the state, problems and modern tools of recruitment of information technology (IT) specialists. The article presents current trends in the development of the information technology industry, identifi ed as a result of a survey of employers. The problems of closing vacancies of specialists in the IT sphere are identifi ed, as such positions are the most diffi cult, since the resumes of some specialists cannot be so easily found on the work sites and enter into a dialogue. The article discusses the tools and technologies of selection of IT specialists, which are used by recruitment agencies. Special attention is paid to sourcing, where recruiters conduct in-depth analysis of a large amount of information, background of applicants, where it is important to understand and be able to fi nd the necessary data, correctly building search queries, studying social networks, etc.

Women Information Technology Professionals: Digital Sisterhood

2021 ◽  
pp. 003802292110146
Author(s):  
Priyanka Dwivedi ◽  
Sudeshna Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Women Professionals ◽  
Virtual World ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Information Technology Professionals ◽  
Professional Lives ◽  
Information Technology Industry ◽  
Technology Industry ◽  
Phenomenological Perspective ◽  
Experiences Of Women

This study is an exploratory study of the sisterhood circles among women professionals of the information technology industry. It focused on how the medium of technology helped the women to relate to others, form relations of trust and bond as allies in the virtual world over their common concerns in the real world. Adopting a phenomenological perspective, the research aimed to study the experiences of women sisterhood networks and its impact on their professional lives.

scholarly journals Employee retention within the Information Technology Division of a South African Bank

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joy Mohlala ◽  
Geoff A. Goldman ◽  
Xenia Goosen
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
South African ◽  
Information Technology Professionals ◽  
Information Technology Industry ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Retention Strategy ◽  
Technology Industry ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Value Add ◽  
Skills Shortages

Orientation: The information technology industry is faced with a shrinking pool of skilled employees causing demand to increase for these employees. This places organisations under pressure to devise retention strategies to retain these employees. This study was conducted in the Information Technology Division of a South African Bank.Research purpose: To understand the challenges faced by the bank’s information technology leadership team to retain employees.Motivation for the study: To understand the challenges faced in attracting and retaining information technology professionals, and how this can serve as input for reducing skills shortages in Information Technology Divisions.Research design, approach and method: An interpretive approach employing a case study strategy and qualitative methods was employed. Semi structured interviews were conducted with thirteen senior managers and four directors of the bank’s Information Technology Division, who were selected on a purposive basis. Data were subjected to Creswell’s four stage data analysis process.Main findings: Findings indicate that employee turnover is the main contributor of skills shortages within the studied division. The lack of a retention strategy is making it difficult for leadership to identify crucial skills that must be retained.Practical/managerial implications: Evidence suggests that this bank, although they would like to retain information technology professionals, is not creating an environment conducive to do this, as little attention is paid to the unique demands of this group of employees.Contribution/value-add: This study investigates a specific group of employees for which a unique retention strategy does not exist. In understanding the challenges that impact on attracting and retaining information technology professionals, this study can contribute to the development of a retention strategy for these employees.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF STAFFING IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY AT THE FEDERAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-138
Author(s):  
Yulia O. Klimova
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Technology Industry ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Technology Industry ◽  
Modern Development ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
World Economic ◽  
Major Trend ◽  
Role Of Information

The modern development of the world and Russian economies is inextricably linked with the growing role of information technology (IT). Currently, the transition to a digital economy has become a major trend in world economic development. This type of economy involves the intellectualization of all types of activities and the informatization of technological pro-cesses. One of the priorities of the country's development is the modernization of the econ-omy, which is impossible without the availability of qualified personnel to ensure the growth of labor productivity. The purpose of the article is to analyze the staffing of the IT industry at the federal and regional levels. The paper studies the theoretical aspects of staffing, analyz-es the trends in the main indicators characterizing the staffing of the IT industry at the fed-eral and regional levels (on example of the Vologda region), based on which the main prob-lems are identified

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