Online recruitment specialist, The IT Job Board, is offering guidance for employers on how to retain IT professionals following recent increases in recruitment activity and research findings showing that 65 percent of technology staff want to change jobs this year*.
UK, August 2, 2006 (XTVWorld.Com) -- The move is intended to combat the high cost of hiring, estimated to be between 50 and 200 percent of annual salary for the position being recruited.
The IT Job Boardâs new white paper, âEffective Retention Strategies for IT Professionalsâ, is designed to assist organisations in an increasingly competitive job market, where traditional rewards are no longer sufficient to keep key staff. It provides insight into developing policies ranging
from recruitment, through induction to career development, reward and working conditions.
Retailer Harvey Nichols contributes to The IT Job Boardâs white paper. Rob Jones, business systems manager at Harvey Nichols, says: âWe believe it is essential to help new recruits understand the culture of the business and the part played by every employee. We work hard to integrate new IT staff, for example taking them to the shopfloor to meet people involved in the customer-facing side of the business.â
Ray
Duggins, managing director of The IT Job Board, comments: âThe stable employment market of recent years has made employers complacent about looking after their staff. However, the market is again tipping in favour of the employee and the war for talent is back on. Organisations that ignore these changes do so at their peril.â
With practical advice on measuring staff turnover and recruitment costs, The IT Job Boardâs white paper builds a business case for developing solid employee retention strategies.
It also advises on comprehensive recruitment policies in recognition that poor initial selection decisions often result in resignations and dismissals in the early stages of employment.
âEffective Retention Strategies for IT Professionalsâ is written by Adele Kimber, a leading journalist in the world of work. The content is based on a recent seminar organised by The IT Job Board. It also includes case studies to illustrate successful employee retention strategies.
For more information, or to order
a copy of âEffective Retention Strategies for IT Professionalsâ please call Katie George on 020 7851 8451 or email k.george @ theitjobboard.com
⢠Research undertaken by The IT Job Board in July 2006 found that 65 percent of IT professionals are looking to change jobs in the next six months.
About The IT Job Board:
The IT Job Board was set up in April 2002 in recognition that recruitment in the IT sector was increasingly dominated by the internet. It is now one of the leading IT specific
job boards in the UK and Europe.
Online technology enables sophisticated targeting - for example by skill, region or experience - of The IT Job Boardâs database of 650,000 IT professionals. It also offers employers services such as branded job postings, a featured employer zone, targeted email campaigns and guidance on advertising copy. The IT Job Boardâs managed campaign service filters responses to provide companies with a shortlist of applicants most suitable for the advertised position.
The
IT Job Board clients include Accenture, Bloomberg, the British Council, Cap Gemini, Cisco Systems, Dell, IBM, Imperial College, LogicaCMG, Norwich Union, Notting Hill Housing Group, the Peabody Trusty, Roche, Sage, T-Mobile and the University of Manchester.
http://www.theitjobboard.com
Contact:
Kate Alexander
The IT Job Board PR
T: +44 (0)20 8838 5795
E: kalexander @ iconicnet.co.uk
Nicola Males
The IT Job Board PR
T: +44 (0)1932 830294
E: nmales @ btopenworld.com
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