Gartner research has found that, according to IT executives, 64% of emerging technologies are being held back by a tech talent shortage, far ahead of other barriers such as implementation cost or security risk. At the same time, Deloitte has found that talent retention and acquisition is a ‘moderate or major’ challenge for 90% of tech business leaders.
The result of this is that many key tech roles are going unfilled, or perhaps in desperation, are being filled by employees without the requisite skills and experience. According to Consultancy UK, only 26% of British businesses making technical appointments bother to run digital competency tests during the recruitment process.
What does this mean for technology businesses in practice?
Flexible recruitment and expert support with SCC
At SCC, we understand the difficulties that the tech talent shortage is causing businesses like yours. It’s for that reason we offer two services that can help you plug gaps and make better decisions around your skilled resource in the long term:
Flex Resourcing
Our app-based portal is your one-stop shop for connected talented contractors with employers needing to augment their skills base for specific needs. You can list available positions for candidates to apply for, or search through our candidate pool to find the right attributes and experience for your next project. Flex Resourcing also takes care of timesheet management and expenses, to speed up and simplify the contracting process.
Consulting
Our comprehensive consulting service provides skilled experts to seamlessly integrate with your team, share expertise, train resources, deliver change and assurance, and backfill teams. Leveraging our highly skilled professionals allows you to focus on core objectives while driving efficiency, productivity, and growth without being hindered by backlogs or resource constraints.
The benefits of flexible resourcing and consulting
Simpler, cost-effective talent acquisition
Our smooth, end-to-end process makes it faster, easier and cheaper to bring in new skills to your in-house team, streamlining the traditional hiring process.
Fill project-based needs faster
We can connect you to talent and fill a position in as little as 48 hours, for however long your business requires support – weeks, months or even years, ensuring resource availability and preventing project bottlenecks.
Leverage contemporary skills
With additional talent in place, your business will be better placed to modernise legacy systems, enhance operational efficiencies, and ensure your full IT estate is secure from cyber threats.
Seamless project delivery
Take the headache away from delivery with our experienced consultants, providing specialised expertise to seamlessly drive projects forward and ensure successful implementation.
How SCC can help
When you partner with SCC, you gain access to a huge pool of technical talent, not just in-house but also through our extensive partner network. With our help, you can augment your existing teams, and gain from experience that can upskill your full-time staff. It also makes it easier for you to align your skill sets for customer needs, and continually strive to deliver the change that your customers are looking for – both now, and in the future.
Take your talent base to the next level
Ready to widen your skill sets and expertise like never before? Get in touch with SCC today to find out more about how to engage your talent.
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