Hiring tech talent? Don’t miss these important steps

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How to find, keep, and develop tech talent

As digital accelerates, so do organizations’ need for speed, flexibility, reliability, security, and value. And with good reason: advances in technology can enhance productivity, improve outcomes, and increase bottom lines. Those benefits, however, depend on not just finding but keeping and growing tech talent. What can companies do to better source and retain top tech workers? Read our latest insights on tech talent to find out, with topics including:

using analytics to identify tech trends and new tech skills needed for those roles
upskilling existing talent to enable them to meet current and future needs
ensuring the advancement of women in tech by adequately promoting female tech talent
giving top tech staff a role in the tech talent hiring process
partnering with educational institutions to ensure students receive in-demand tech training

Tech talent tectonics: Ten new realities for finding, keeping, and developing talent

Large incumbents can compete successfully for tech talent—but only if they're ready to completely rethink their entire HR approach. Tech talent think and act differently.

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Six practical actions for building the cloud talent you need

Despite a shortage of cloud talent, top companies are finding ways to get past table stakes and build the capabilities needed.

Capture more value

How companies can win in the seven tech-talent battlegrounds

Companies have to hire the best, but that won't be enough. They'll also need to rethink how they reskill and upskill their people.

Close skills gaps

Building the tech talent pipeline

By taking a data-driven approach, regions can pinpoint the strengths and gaps in their pool of tech talent and prioritize investments to boost competitiveness and collaboration.

Fill the talent gaps

The importance of talent and culture in tech-enabled transformations

The right combination of talent and culture can help industrial companies set up effective technology functions.

Transform and thrive

How tech, media, and telecom winners use talent to stay ahead

Certain capabilities matter more for performance than others, particularly when combined in the right way.

12 priority capabilities

Responsible product management: The critical tech challenge

Prioritizing privacy, sustainability, and inclusion will soon be essential to successful tech development. For product managers to make responsible innovation a core discipline, companies must first lay the foundation.

Step towards innovation

Black female engineer does computer motherboard soldering

Repairing the broken rung on the career ladder for women in technical roles

Women in technical roles are less likely than men to win promotions early in their careers, and many are exiting the field. Companies can strengthen workforces and boost performance by reversing this trend.

End inequality

The dawn of the FemTech revolution

As opportunities in women's health accelerate, FemTech is helping to match capital and talent to unmet needs—with promising early results.

Break new ground

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