and churn of ICT staff remains a constant challenge for employers of ICT skills. All indications are that the challenge will continue to grow. Post-Covid-19, local and international markets have been characterised by large fluctuations in ICT staff growth and shrinkage.has announced the launch of a Human Capital business unit. The unit provides a range of workforce management and contract resourcing solutions to meet the critical staffing needs of South African businesses.
Employers are constantly competing for the same pool of ICT resources in South Africa. The constant exodus of these skilled people is now coupled with a new phenomenon – foreign companies employing ICT staff in South Africa to perform global duties. Indeed, South Africa’s talent pool is shrinking daily. “Smart resourcing has become our new normal,” says Ras. “We use Boolean searches and Chrome extension algorithms to cover as many avenues as possible in our constant research for ICT skills, as well as utilising social media tools for more in-depth cultural and inherent value-matching purposes, as well as the market-standard security checks.”
This constant state of imbalance creates a huge HR and administrative burden – and even large organisations like Microsoft, Alphabet , Meta Platforms and Twitter have felt the talent pinch. Employing ICT skills fit for projects, and fixed term, is a sustainable way to mitigate the human resource and administrative burdens that result. NEC XON Human Capital understands this trend and provides solutions for clients facing macroeconomic and microeconomic challenges.