Just in Time Recruitment practice in IT industry
Recently I was going through a small article on current recruitement trends in IT industry. This made me to think and the result is this blog.
Over the years I have worked in different industries, as a Project Manager, the recruitement is based on Just In Time principle (JIT). Let me explain this below.
Consider a project is running successfully and one critical resource who is working in that project for more than year suddenly decides to move out. Alarm bells start ringing and the project is in big soup! But our good old friend (Client) wants only that person and none other than him he is willing to accept.
Then the whole marathon process starts to find suitable replacement for that person.
First advertisemnt is given in news papers, interanl job reference mail is sent out. At the end of all company receives hundreds of resumes and out of that only few are shortlisted.
Candidates are called for interview and the process of selection begins.
Now I am coming to real point which I wanted to stress upon.
The interviewers look for specific set of skills which is required for the replacement of guy who will be moving out, so that the project can run smoothly.
The intervieweres never look beyond project or about candidate's career path.
Isn't this strange. :!:
Let me explain this in detail. Let's say there are two candidates A and B.
A has worked in different technologies and has performed well in his job.
B has worked in same technology for quite a number of years and he is good at it.
Now the the million dollar question for our interviewers :?: whom to select??
Generally everybody want to select candidate B as he has worked on same technology which is required for the project.
Now comes the real challenge for interviewrs. As recruiters they don't want to take risk by selecting candidate A, this is because they are risk averse
For any good and progressive organisation should take risk and go for candidates who have worked on different technologies and they are asset for organisation.
Technology is ever changing and it's going to change. Companies should look for candidiates like A, who has worked in different technologies and he can be put in any project or technologhy and he will come out with flying colours :!:
Over the years I have worked in different industries, as a Project Manager, the recruitement is based on Just In Time principle (JIT). Let me explain this below.
Consider a project is running successfully and one critical resource who is working in that project for more than year suddenly decides to move out. Alarm bells start ringing and the project is in big soup! But our good old friend (Client) wants only that person and none other than him he is willing to accept.
Then the whole marathon process starts to find suitable replacement for that person.
First advertisemnt is given in news papers, interanl job reference mail is sent out. At the end of all company receives hundreds of resumes and out of that only few are shortlisted.
Candidates are called for interview and the process of selection begins.
Now I am coming to real point which I wanted to stress upon.
The interviewers look for specific set of skills which is required for the replacement of guy who will be moving out, so that the project can run smoothly.
The intervieweres never look beyond project or about candidate's career path.
Isn't this strange. :!:
Let me explain this in detail. Let's say there are two candidates A and B.
A has worked in different technologies and has performed well in his job.
B has worked in same technology for quite a number of years and he is good at it.
Now the the million dollar question for our interviewers :?: whom to select??
Generally everybody want to select candidate B as he has worked on same technology which is required for the project.
Now comes the real challenge for interviewrs. As recruiters they don't want to take risk by selecting candidate A, this is because they are risk averse
For any good and progressive organisation should take risk and go for candidates who have worked on different technologies and they are asset for organisation.
Technology is ever changing and it's going to change. Companies should look for candidiates like A, who has worked in different technologies and he can be put in any project or technologhy and he will come out with flying colours :!:
Any opinion or suggestions are welcome.
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