HOLLAND ? More than two-thirds of west Michigan companies adding information technology positions need mid-level applications staff, such as analysts, programmers, and web developers, a new employment survey predicts.
Many companies have multiple openings. Half the companies are looking for senior workers and a third can use junior employees. There is a slight decrease in the number of firms outsourcing some IT projects. Perhaps they are bringing some projects back in-house as IT staffs increase.
All of the retail/wholesale companies taking part in this survey say they are hiring new information technology staff in the next six months. More than 60 percent of all kinds of companies report that they will be hiring IT workers, predicts Paragon Recruiting.
?Our immediate area is making economic progress,? said Paragon?s chief recruiting officer Beth DeWilde. ?We see increasing numbers of IT professionals going into new positions. The challenge is finding candidates with the needed skills. Pay rates may have to go up in order to attract new workers.?
The survey matches other area economic indicators: unemployment numbers in the west Michigan area are lower than the national and state average, and employment numbers are up. Non-profits, mostly government and education that depend on taxes for income, are the only employers with fewer than 50 percent adding IT staff.
Paragon Recruiting has just released its new Technology Employment Forecast for Summer/Fall of 2012. The information in this forecast can be indicative of the overall business climate in west Michigan and help companies make their strategic decisions.
Unlike the larger national outlook reports, this one is restricted to west Michigan and information technology jobs. About 100 mid and west Michigan firms of varying sizes and industries participate in this semi-annual forecast. Most have been faithful participants since the first forecast for 2003.
Various interesting statistics are compiled about the expectations of hiring by company size, industry, IT disciplines and skill levels.
For more information, click on ParagonUSA.Com
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