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Hiring Trend: Nerd Herd Slows, More Management
We’ve seen a monumental trend toward a web developer/programmer/designer hiring black hole. You couldn’t throw enough talent in to close it up. With the continued shoring up of talent from commission-based head hunters such as Aquent, your company is probably planning on a 2-4 month hiring process.
JobWire is showing how this trend is slowing, but I think this is a small blip within a necessary cycle to pull in better management. Look for the next 2-3 years to keep showing a positive increase in the demand for quality developers.
Especially in Washington, DC – If you own or operate a company with web developers and haven’t thought about how to keep your good ones around…you better be prepared for long journey to replace the ones you lose.
Original Article: Suits Up, Geeks Down: The Latest Tech Hiring Numbers – Jobwire.
It is interesting how middle management (Director-level) is increasing the most. Hopefully, companies are hiring directors with development experience and communication skills so they can create a beneficial bridge between the development team and senior management and the client. That’s a hard skill-set to come by as most developers (and designers for that matter) fall into the introvert category, but tactfully communicating the pros and cons of technology decisions is crucial to a successful interactive product.
The funny thing is, most IT Directors I know are jumping ship, so companies have to find a way to motivate everyone. From the cases I’ve seen, usually, that is simply giving them the proper structure and support to create a quality product with a team that they enjoy working with.