The rapid adoption of mobile, cloud, and social technologies has caused a major shift in the IT landscape and the makeup of its workforce. The omnipresence of these technologies in peoples' daily lives and in the workplace has ignited IT staffing budgets and the job market for IT Pros. Stephany Samuels, Senior VP, Bluewolf, discusses the technology skillsets that are in the highest demand for 2012. In addition to the Q4 hiring outlook for IT professionals, we share strategies for hiring and retaining top tech talent.

1. #TechTrends
Q4 Tech Hiring Webcast:
How Technology Has Transformed the Workforce.
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2. Bluewolf Welcomes You!
› 11 years of IT consulting experience
› Help companies become iterative & Agile
› Nationwide Technology Specific Staffing
› Thought leader in technology and
professional development training
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3. A Workforce Transformed
Past IT Future IT
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4. Consumerization of IT
Employees leading change in the Enterprise
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5. Past IT
Future IT
Dell , “The Evolving workforce, www.dell.com” 5

6. Past IT
Future IT
Dell , “The Evolving workforce, www.dell.com” 6

7. Past IT
Future IT
Dell , “The Evolving workforce, www.dell.com” 7

8. State of IT Jobs
The Good News:
› 47% Increase in online job postings in 2011
› Low unemployment rate in tech
› Salaries on the rise
Monster , “Monster Employment Index, 2010”
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9. 2012 Technology Outlook
Innovation areas
› Mobile
› User Engagement
› Big Data
› Consumerization of IT
› Cloud Technologies
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10. 2012 Tech Skills in Demand
Heat Map
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11. Soft Skills of the Future IT Workforce
The “Agile” Workforce
› Agile
› High Business Fluency
› Social
› Collaborative
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12. Financial Services
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13. Media
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14. Retail
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15. The Tech Talent Issue
Why Now?
› Increased Competition
› Mind the Gap
› “Sellers” Market
“60% of new jobs being created will require skills
held by 20% of the population.”
Harvard Business Review , “The Talent Issue, October 2011”
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16. Yahoo
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17. Electronic Arts
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18. Google
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19. Meet Stephany!
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20. Hiring Strategies
• Act Swiftly
• Get Clear
• Hire Attitude
• Sell your company
• Consider Contract to Hire
“40% of companies planning to hire that have had
openings for 6 Months or more.
McKinsey Quarterly, “Job Creation and Americas Future” June 2011”
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21. Retention Strategies
• Engage and Challenge
• Communicate
• Listen
• Culture
• Cutting Edge and Emerging Technologies
• Mix IT and Business
• Compensate Competitively
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22. Q4 Hiring Outlook for IT Professionals
“CIO’s are on the spot to demonstrate
business ideas- not just tech focused ideas”
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23. Q4 Tech Hiring Webcast
Recap
› The Workforce is transformed…where do you stand?
› Mind the “Talent” Gap
› You don’t need a Billboard…
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24. #TechTrends
Thank You!
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