What CIOs Must Do to Retain Skilled IT Employees
What CIOs Must Do to Retain Skilled IT Employees
CIOs check in with staff to ensure they’re happy with their job. They also get proactive about career guidance and development and benchmark salary and benefits.
Precarious Positions
55% of the CIOs surveyed are concerned about retaining current IT staff members over the next 12 months.
Abrupt Departure
24% said that losing a highly skilled team member without notice would have an adverse impact on their business because it would be difficult to replace the person.
Friendly Visit
To boost retention, 69% of the CIOs surveyed make a habit of checking in with employees to ensure they are happy in their role.
Routine Feedback
68% regularly evaluate IT staffers’ performance and discuss career development.
Compensating Factors
60% constantly benchmark salary and benefits to ensure that the company remains competitive.
Missing Map
Only half of the CIOs surveyed have created a formal retention strategy.
Hired Guns, Part I
35% bring in IT pros with specialized skills or knowledge on a project or contractual basis, and 22% do so to assist internal staff during heavy workload periods.
Hired Guns, Part II
21% bring in IT pros on a project or contractual basis to keep labor costs flexible when the hiring need isn’t long term, and 20% do so to evaluate someone’s abilities before extending a full-time offer.
Hiring Criteria for Project and Contract IT Pros
Relevant tech skills and certifications: 37%, Applicable work experience: 33%, Soft skills, like communications: 10%
