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Conversations with Headhunters: Getting a job in the current IT sector
20 de October de 2020
“Within 2 or 3 weeks, a Data Engineer can get up to 4 job offers”
At EAE Business School, we understand that employability is built step by step, day by day. With this in mind, we are constantly searching for alternatives that enable us to strengthen the tools that guide us towards our professional goal. This quest recently led us to create the Conversations with Headhunters series, in which acclaimed experts from different sectors discuss the reality of the professional world and how best to succeed in selection processes.
Recently, the Client Sales Manager of the Frank Recruitment Group, Juan José Riber, presented a detailed and comprehensive overview of the IT sector the EAE community. Under the supervision of EAE’s Career Manager, Federica Assandria, Riber answered questions regarding the impact of the pandemic on the market, the tools in the highest demand and the most effective tips for grabbing the attention of recruiters,
Would you like to know what he had to say?
What impact has the pandemic had on the IT market?
The headhunter explained that Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the whole economy. Many sectors have been affected and suffered unimaginable damage. However, in the IT and Digital sector, there is thankfully some good news: the impact in our sector has been far less.
Moreover, Riber sees the democratization of working from home and a new tendency towards flexibility as positive aspects that we can take away from this complex situation.
For a more in-depth insight into the current situation generated by Covid-19, the expert presented a number of statistics about the Frank Recruitment Group, where he works:
- An incredible 83% of our successful candidates in the last quarter were hired without a face-to-face interview.
- The length of the selection cycle, from the moment a new position is registered through to the permanent successfully taking up the position, has decreased in 33% of cases, from 6 to just 4 weeks, with two interview phases. This means that companies have access to more talent faster.
- 68% of our clients state that they need to start a new selection process within the next 90 days.
So, what profiles are in the highest demand?
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Which sectors are currently most relevant?
In terms of the main sectors offering the best prospects of finding professional opportunities, Riber, who has been recruiting talent for leading companies for over 10 years, listed the following:
- Insurance
- Retail
- Logstics
- Banking
- Pharmaceutical
- IT Shared Services Center
“In Spain, we have a great opportunity to generate a job in the IT Shared Services Center sector, but only if all the agents, both public and private, make efforts to achieve this, because the country is becoming a great destination for big corporations”.
Competences that will help you improve your salary
Moreover, the headhunter gave a series of tips focused primarily on selection processes:
- You need to have clear expectations in terms of the project and remuneration.
- Gather all the information you need for the interview.
- Prepare the technological stack required for the position well.
- The market is fragile: Take good care of your professional relationships. Within 2 years, you might drop from receiving 5 calls a week to none.
After 30 minutes of conversation, Federica Assandria opened up the floor for questions, giving the students the opportunity to share their concerns about this sector that increasingly seems to be expanding.