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It appears the technical talent shortage is getting worse! Has anyone else experienced this?

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Georgia Harris GLH Project Manager| Independent Consultant Pa, United States
Since January, it seem that finding technical resources has become much more difficult. Has anyone else experienced this?
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Dinah Young Project Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William County Springfield, Va, United States
In my area, what I have noticed is that many of the job postings are very specific which may be keeping many applicants from applying.
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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Are you talking about permanent employees or contractors? Many organizations won't pay for contractors.
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Kevin Drake Perth, Western Australia, Australia
We have staggering unemployment level here in Australia, and most of the highly technical qualified Aussies are leaving the country.
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1 reply by Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
Apr 23, 2018 10:38 PM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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We need to stay behind Kevin and take their jobs as they leave ;-)
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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Apr 23, 2018 9:12 PM
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We have staggering unemployment level here in Australia, and most of the highly technical qualified Aussies are leaving the country.
We need to stay behind Kevin and take their jobs as they leave ;-)
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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
We definitely have shortage in trades here in Canada which we consider technical in a way.
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Karan Shah Bangalore, Karnataka, India
In my view, quite the opposite, actually.

The trend is that technology is becoming simpler to understand and apply. It is becoming more homogenous and integrated - so the amount of "wrong" or "soon-to-be obsolete" technologies are on the wane.

The result of this trend is that it is easier to find resources in related technologies and it is easier for these resources to scale up in any technologies.
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Sonali Malu Maharashtra, India
General programming skills and most widely used technologies do not have a crunch f resources.
But if you are working on some specific domain or technology or looking for talent on some specific tool, then it could be difficult to find.

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