EDUCAUSE | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences, IT Staffing, and Staff Recruitment

Cultivating an Agile Workplace: When Eight-to-Five meets the Net Gen Worker

drupal — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:04:17 -0600

Net Gen workers are your new hires, student employees, and recent graduates text messaging you about that job posting! Be prepared to transform your work environment and rethink institutional policies to successfully recruit and retain this net savvy workforce with its unique worldview and ease of incorporating new technologies into work and play.

Professional Development

drupal — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:04:16 -0600

Newly formed in 2007, this group focuses on all issues concerning recruiting, training, and managing staff, including finding creative PD opportunities, developing career paths, and building strong teams. Managers and aspiring managers at all levels are welcome.

Hiring and Retaining IT Talent: A Critical Challenge for Higher Ed

drupal — Tue, 21 Sep 2004 17:28:51 -0500

Higher education institutions are struggling to hire and retain critical IT talent. As technologies change and evolve, the need for personnel to keep up is important to colleges and universities around the world. However, the situation has worsened as the global demand for IT skills explodes. The presenter will provide an analysis of the personnel problems facing higher education IT and will suggest strategies involving partnerships with vendors, changes in hiring practices, bonuses to key IT personnel, outsourcing, and lowering the demand for talent through improved business practices and standardizing technology applications.