Survey Finds Increased IT Hiring on the Horizon

More than three-quarters (78 percent) of HR managers or recruiters who have responsibility in recruiting technology positions are looking to hire IT workers in the next six months, according to the 2010 IT HIRE Intelligence Survey. In addition, the vast majority of respondents are confident that their company’s performance will improve across the same time period.

Among the key findings:

76 percent of respondents have confidence that their company’s performance will improve in the next six months.

78 percent of respondents plan to hire IT staff in the next six months.

When asked what technology oriented positions IT hiring managers were looking to fill, applications and infrastructure positions took the lead.

Of the companies planning to hire, only 26 percent are new openings and only nine percent are replacement positions. The remaining percentage is a combination of both.

When recruiting IT talent, job boards, referrals, and social media, are top methods for doing so, according to IT HR technology managers and recruiters.

According to respondents, salary and stability of position lead in recruiting technology talent to an organization, but a company’s reputation came in a close third in order of importance.

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