New and continued growth in career paths like AI engineers, cybersecurity professionals and blockchain developers is forcing companies to ask themselves the question: Do we have what it takes to stay competitive?
Organizations already have to contend with a clear and growing cloud skills gap; however, emerging roles will further highlight many businesses' weaknesses in addressing technical knowledge gaps. Organizations must focus on strategies prioritizing stability, growth and opportunities to stay competitive. These strategies include the following:
Whether maintaining effective career development paths for existing workers or providing an attractive environment for new employees, modern organizations must support their employees and encourage them with development opportunities. Consider the following strategies for building such an environment.
Follow effective hiring practicesOrganizations that want to attract top prospects must likewise be attractive to potential candidates. A clear hiring strategy can help reinforce a business's first impression to prospective employees. When strategizing hiring practices, keep the following in mind:
Effective hiring practices position new employees for success, while also ensuring the company's needs are met.
Organizations that want to attract top prospects must likewise be attractive to potential candidates.Empower employees to retain talent
Addressing the cloud skills gap means today's organizations must examine an employee's entire professional lifecycle and provide them with benefits that make their jobs worthwhile. While this certainly means attractive salaries, it also means positioning employees to be challenged, capable and fulfilled in their cloud careers.
Evaluate and maintain competitive salaries and benefits packages that attract or retain top professionals in the field. Establish career advancement paths that current and future employees are empowered to pursue. These paths should address any shortages that contribute to a cloud skills gap. Set an organizational goal of retaining existing talent rather than incurring the massive expense of replacing staff. Keeping existing employees is far more cost-effective than constant turnover, especially when top team members leave for more competitive offers.
Offer training opportunitiesTechnical training is neither a worn-out nor tired concept in IT. It is a critical ongoing process essential to any organization's continued growth and innovation. Training must be focused, nimble, available and relevant to make it effective. Organizations not addressing ongoing skills development are setting themselves up for future problems.
Businesses should consider implementing the following in their internal career development strategies:
Examine how technological innovations help the IT staff fulfill expectations. Tools like automation and AI continue to revolutionize every industry. Because these fields change almost daily, analyzing them regularly and addressing shortcomings quickly are critical. Tools and resources businesses should consider adopting include the following:
Partner with cloud service providers (CSPs) when necessary to avoid staff burnout or generating inefficiencies. CSPs like AWS, Microsoft and Google offer design and implementation services to customers to help ensure success. Partnering with these teams helps cloud administration staff understand tools and new services.
CSPs understand and effectively use their tools and services. These providers are the experts on their products, so it's only logical to lean on them for their skills. Businesses can also hire contractors, consultants or cloud-managed service providers with the necessary skills for specific initiatives and projects. Their in-house expertise can support smaller tasks that don't make sense.
Damon Garn owns Cogspinner Coaction and provides freelance IT writing and editing services. He has written multiple CompTIA study guides, including the Linux+, Cloud Essentials+ and Server+ guides, and contributes extensively to Informa TechTarget Editorial, The New Stack and CompTIA Blogs.
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