HR Leaders Struggle With Tech Hiring Goals
CIODIVE, March 1st, 2023
Despite prioritizing IT, nearly 4 in 5 hiring managers said they don't think they will meet tech hiring goals for the year, according to a report published Tuesday by IT training company General Assembly.
IT relies on HR for staffing. Hiring managers depend on technology to ease the process. It's a symbiotic relationship complicated by a talent pool too small to meet demand, even in the wake of tens of thousands of tech sector layoffs.
Most companies aren't reaching applicants from diverse backgrounds, despite pledged efforts to do so. Only a little over one-quarter of candidates for tech roles came from underrepresented groups, and only one-third of tech hires in the last two years have nontraditional backgrounds, the report found.