IT Managers in Short Supply

by Alice Snell | April 4, 2007 No comments

With baby boomers headed towards retirement in record numbers, a rapidly growing tech economy, and lack of computer science graduates, its no wonder that finding good IT managers is getting harder. This lagoon in the big talent pool is drying up.

In CIOs Play Waiting Game When Hiring, Robert Half reports that CIOs polled said it takes an average of 56 days to fill a staff-level position and 87 days to bring a new manager on board. This US study surveyed more than 1,400 CIOs from companies with more than 100 employees.

Alice Snell

Alice Snell

Former Vice President, Taleo Research

Alice Snell is former Vice President of Taleo Research. Ms. Snell has been tracking and analyzing the intersection between technology and talent management for more than a decade. A noted […]