--- title: SkyWater Blog | Information Technology description: Information Technology | Tips for Employers and Job Seekers alike. From resume building, to interview tips, and more. This may be the most important blog you read today. --- [![skywater](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/SkyWater_April2019/images/skywater-logo.png)](https://skywatersearch.com) - [Employers](https://skywatersearch.com/employers/) - [Request Talent](https://skywatersearch.com/employers/request-talent/) - [Search Options](https://skywatersearch.com/employers/) - [Placement Areas](https://skywatersearch.com/practice-areas/) - [Executive Retained Search](https://skywatersearch.com/practice_areas/executive-search/) - [Accounting & Finance](https://skywatersearch.com/practice_areas/accounting-finance/) - [Engineering & Operations](https://www.skywatersearch.com/practice_areas/engineering-recruiters/) - [Human Resources](https://skywatersearch.com/practice_areas/human-resources/) - [Information Technology](https://skywatersearch.com/practice_areas/information-technology/) - [Legal](https://www.skywatersearch.com/practice_areas/legal/) - [Sales](https://skywatersearch.com/practice_areas/sales/) - [Marketing](https://skywatersearch.com/practice_areas/marketing/) - [Financial Services](https://www.skywatersearch.com/practice_areas/financial-services/) - [Construction](https://skywatersearch.com/practice_areas/construction/) - [Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)](https://skywatersearch.com/practice_areas/consumer-packaged-goods-cpg/) - [Salary Guides](https://recruiters.skywatersearch.com/salary-guides) - [Client Reviews](https://skywatersearch.com/employers/client-reviews/) - [Recent Placements](https://skywatersearch.com/employers/recent-placements/) - [Candidate Assessments](https://www.skywatersearch.com/candidate-assessments/) - [Job Seekers](https://skywatersearch.com/job-seekers/) - [Search Job Listings](https://skywatersearch.com/job-seekers/search-job-listings/) - [Resume & Interview Tips](https://blog.skywatersearch.com) - [Submit Resume](https://skywatersearch.com/job-seekers/submit-your-resume/) - [Salary Guides](https://recruiters.skywatersearch.com/salary-guides) - [About Us](https://skywatersearch.com/our-team/) - [Why SkyWater](https://recruiters.skywatersearch.com/best-executive-search-firm-mn) - [Our Team](https://skywatersearch.com/our-team/) - [We're Hiring](https://recruiters.skywatersearch.com/careers) - [Commitment to DEI](https://recruiters.skywatersearch.com/diversity-equity-inclusion) - [FAQs](https://recruiters.skywatersearch.com/executive-search-faq) - [Press](https://www.skywatersearch.com/press-release/) - [Blog](https://blog.skywatersearch.com) - [Contact](https://skywatersearch.com/contact/) - [(952) 767-9000](tel:9527679000) # SkyWater Blog [![IT recruitment](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/IT%20Recruitment.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/it-recruitment) ## [IT Recruitment: What Hiring Managers Need to Know in 2024](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/it-recruitment) Posted by [Zac Kallas](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/zac-kallas) on 2/12/24, 9:15 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/it-recruitment#comments-listing) At SkyWater Search Partners, we specialize in recruiting for multiple disciplines, each led by industry experts. including the fast-paced, constantly changing IT sector. Here’s our take on current trends affecting the IT sector and our advice to hiring managers seeking top talent in 2024: [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/it-recruitment) [![tech talent shortage](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Tech%20Talent.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/tech-talent-shortage) ## [The Tech Talent Shortage Now Threatens Digital Transformation](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/tech-talent-shortage) Posted by [Zac Kallas](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/zac-kallas) on 11/1/22, 9:15 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/tech-talent-shortage#comments-listing) “The biggest challenge businesses face in their adoption of digital technologies is lack of capable talent…” [KPMG](https://assets.kpmg/content/dam/kpmg/xx/pdf/2022/09/kpmg-global-tech-report-2022.pdf) Global Tech, September 2022   If you're a tech employer – and today, just about every company is a tech employer - you know the drill: you pour countless hours and endless effort into recruiting and onboarding the best and brightest talent, only to watch them exit through a revolving door that seems to be spinning out of control. It's a vicious cycle, one that's becoming difficult to break. Yet, the stakes couldn’t be higher for organizations coming off a two-year big spend on new technology and infrastructure. Intended to improve agility, security, collaboration, and market growth, these investments now sit largely underused, their potential not nearly actualized, simply due to a dearth of skilled talent. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/tech-talent-shortage) [![startup business, software developer working on computer](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/startup%20business%2c%20software%20developer%20working%20on%20computer%20at%20modern%20office-1.jpeg)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/blog/why-learning-to-code-could-be-your-best-route-to-a-job-in-the-future) ## [Why Learning To Code Could Be Your Best Route To A Job In The Future](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/blog/why-learning-to-code-could-be-your-best-route-to-a-job-in-the-future) Posted by [Tim Snell](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/tim-snell) on 9/30/19, 11:11 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/blog/why-learning-to-code-could-be-your-best-route-to-a-job-in-the-future#comments-listing)   [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/blog/why-learning-to-code-could-be-your-best-route-to-a-job-in-the-future) [![IT professional](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/Smiling%20male%20student%20posing%20with%20a%20computer%20in%20an%20IT%20room.jpeg)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/it-recruitment-trends-what-hiring-managers-need-to-know) ## [IT Recruitment: What Hiring Managers Need To Know](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/it-recruitment-trends-what-hiring-managers-need-to-know) Posted by [Adam Hoffarber](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/adam-hoffarber) on 8/21/19, 10:02 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/it-recruitment-trends-what-hiring-managers-need-to-know#comments-listing) At SkyWater Search we specialize in a number of disciplines, including the fast-paced, constantly changing IT sector. Here’s our take on current trends affecting the industry, together with our advice for hiring managers seeking the top talent: [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/it-recruitment-trends-what-hiring-managers-need-to-know) [![frustrated young business man working on laptop computer at office](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/frustrated%20young%20business%20man%20working%20on%20laptop%20computer%20at%20office.jpeg)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/is-your-it-talent-about-to-quit) ## [Is Your IT Talent About To Quit?](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/is-your-it-talent-about-to-quit) Posted by [Adam Hoffarber](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/adam-hoffarber) on 7/31/19, 11:43 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/is-your-it-talent-about-to-quit#comments-listing) American employees are disengaged and millions are looking for a new job. As a number of IT companies are beginning to discover, the sector isn’t immune. With low levels of unemployment and a scarcity of available talent, employers can’t afford to assume their top performers are satisfied in their work. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/is-your-it-talent-about-to-quit) [![programer writing code image](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/Back%20view%20of%20modern%20programmer%20sitting%20and%20writing%20code%20in%20dark%20room.jpeg)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/it-turnover-the-new-normal-3-ways-to-keep-your-it-professionals-happy) ## [IT Turnover: The New Normal - 3 Ways to Keep Your IT Professionals Happy](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/it-turnover-the-new-normal-3-ways-to-keep-your-it-professionals-happy) Posted by [Adam Hoffarber](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/adam-hoffarber) on 7/13/17, 3:58 PM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/it-turnover-the-new-normal-3-ways-to-keep-your-it-professionals-happy#comments-listing) I follow two studies that explore turnover in the IT world.  The [Tech Career Outlook](https://community.spiceworks.com/research/tech-career-outlook) report by Spiceworks, asks IT professionals how they feel about their jobs, workplace satisfaction, salaries and future prospects.  The second, the Tech [Leavers Study](http://www.kaporcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/KAPOR_Tech-Leavers-17-0428.pdf), conducted by the Kapor Center for Social Impact and supported by the Ford Foundation, begins with this provocative headline:  “Unfairness-based turnover in tech is a $16B a year problem.” [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/it-turnover-the-new-normal-3-ways-to-keep-your-it-professionals-happy) [All posts](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/all) ### Subscribe Here! - 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