How have you worked around the talent shortage in tech?

Outsourcing & Managed ServicesTalent Sourcing & Hiring

Recruiting directly from universities/colleges37%

Paying to train existing staff56%

Outsourcing57%

Hiring foreign talent15%

Other (please explain in the comments)2%

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IT Manager in Constructiona year ago

It's a challenging topic... Do you know the new age of the upskilling and reskilling mode?
What do you do? Do you want to investing in our team but you get a the gap of learning time or just trust to someone external? If the second what's about your staff?

That's the point.

Lead Consulant, Customer Success in Software3 years ago

Haven't been able to.  We just accept it.

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