4 recruitment trends in IT industry that business need to know

Entering 2024, the reality of businesses or even talent recruitment services in the information technology (IT) industry in Vietnam is changing in many different ways. Technology employers need to be aware that this is the time to promote change to introduce better recruitment trends in the IT industry to both ensure input and retain personnel. So what is the recruitment trend chosen by many IT industry employers?

1. Recruitment trend of working from home

The keyword Remote we encountered a lot during the pandemic outbreak, and then many industries, especially IT, turned the requirement to work remotely into an advantage in recruitment. Right from the recruitment stage, we have seen the difference. Previously, remote interviews were a mandatory requirement due to the epidemic situation, but now it is not too difficult for us to encounter salary deals and contract closings. Contract between businesses and employees in an online form quickly and gently.

2. The trend of recruiting new recruits instead of racing to hunt for talent

Recruiting talented people used to be an extremely fierce battle in the IT recruitment market. The scarcity and lack of cultural change of this group of workers makes IT recruitment even hotter. However, in recent times, most businesses operating in this field have shifted their recruitment direction to recruiting and training new recruits to become their talents. Businesses cannot find the best people to do the job by any means, but they choose to recruit new recruits: excellent students at IT training schools or even short-term training centers.

The advantage of this trend will help companies’ HR departments reduce pressure, avoid falling into the trap of human resource competition, and save recruitment costs and time. When small and medium-sized businesses or startups have at least 1 or 2 positions that can be full stack developers, they tend to choose young, potential programmers to train for the job. Or for large businesses with strong teams, choosing rookies for Backend/Frontend developer positions to source projects is also quite an effective strategy.

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3. Tendency to attract candidates with non-financial strengths

As we know, in most surveys, the IT industry is always at the top for the industry with the best salary, bonus, and remuneration. In fact, over 85% of successful talent recruitment cases are influenced by income level and benefits, this is not debatable. However, with the current trend, following the direction of competing for high income to get talent is not the right and timely move.

The pyramid of needs or concerns of today’s IT industry candidates is not only about income, they are interested in: benefits, bonuses, promotion opportunities, professional values and corporate culture where they work. So when building recruitment strategies, businesses must also pay close attention to this issue

3.1 Benefits and rewards

Not simply the amount of money received monthly, it can be expressed in the form of: Recognition of value by promotion, vacation trip, health care card, skill improvement course. If done well, this factor will not only help you attract talented people but also be a factor in retaining current personnel.

3.2 Corporate culture

Work culture, work space, internal activities, social activities, cultural events, impressions of people, and leadership are huge touch points for candidates, especially in the IT industry. Nowadays, we can see that in addition to competing for income, domestic IT businesses are paying great attention to the working environment, working culture, and diverse spiritual life with the goal of creating unique cultural features that are attractive to candidates.

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3.3 Working environment and corporate reputation

The reputation of the company, of the leader, or even of a middle-level management employee who has influence in the IT industry, is also a key for you to attract candidates with internal sources. In addition to professional work, candidates are also interested in the working style in your organization, from the Board of Directors to employees, and teamwork.

4. Building a recruitment brand – a sustainable, necessary and trendy direction

Recruitment brand is essentially the reputation of that company in the market. Many candidates believe that the deciding factor in their application to a company is the reputation and prestige of the business.
Facing the current situation of the IT labor market with high demand and supply, we are forced to have plans and strategies to bring the recruitment brand to a new level, get closer to candidates, and create touch points with candidates right from the first click or even leave an impression on candidates even when they have no need to change jobs. If you do this well, even retaining personnel or developing internal recruitment channels is also extremely effective.

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