IT hiring would be a lot easier if people in HR had the slightest clue what much of the work actually involves.
For the longest time I’ve heard from people who have been looking for technology jobs that available postings are either completely outdated and irrelevant, or have a laundry list of qualifications so high you could never even come close to being considered a worthy candidate. No wonder people still talk about an IT skills shortage.
Some time ago I decided to address this situation using wikis on our Web site. Using a number of job postings I’d seen for various positions on company career centres and what I’ve learned from talking to IT professionals over the years, I put together a collection of job descriptions I thought could be the starting point for a brainstorming discussion. To be honest, this project kind of fell on the back-burner for a while but something reminded me about it today and I think it’s time to get the brainstorming process going.
Any IT job roles I’m missing? My focus is on helping people get hired. And helping companies hire IT better.