As the technology skills gap widens, many organizations find themselves fiercely competing for qualified employees. 4imprint's newest Blue Paper®, podcast and infographic, The technology skills gap: Can you close it?, offers insights for companies looking to address the skills gap--these include outsourcing risks and benefits, recruitment strategies for attracting and retaining high quality IT professionals and tips on training existing employees to fill internal gaps.

For some organizations, the technology skills gap is readily apparent. In others, the issue will surface with the continued retirement of Baby Boom workers. In any organization requiring development and maintenance of an information technology or data infrastructure, the skills gap may represent a threat to growth.

"In organizations where growth depends on the ability to hire and retain IT or computer science positions, this Blue Paper may be of interest," said Greg Ebel, vice president of sales and marketing, 4imprint. "It includes pros and cons of solutions for filling technology positions, including hiring, training, outsourcing and more."

This Blue Paper and podcast offers insight into the root causes of the IT skills gap as well as several strategies companies can explore to address it, including:

  • Methods of attracting the most talented IT professionals including offering a desirable work atmosphere and infusing fun and flexibility into the workplace
  • The pros and cons of hiring contract workers
  • The advantages of building an internal IT team
  • Helpful tips to increase the skill sets of existing employees
  • Strategies to align HR and IT in order to recruit the right candidates

Visit www.4imprint.com/bluepapers to read this Blue Paper, download the podcast or view the infographic.

About 4imprint Blue Papers

4imprint Blue Papers are in-depth, how-to articles, distributed to 4imprint customers to help their organizations succeed. Accessible at www.4imprint.com/bluepapers, Blue Papers have covered popular, cutting-edge topics such as podcasting, online social media, search engine optimization (SEO) and experiential marketing.

About 4imprint

4imprint is part of 4imprint Group, Plc, a publicly traded company on the London Stock Exchange, serving more than 100,000 businesses with promotional items throughout the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Ireland. 4imprint offers corporate gifts, personalized gifts, custom t-shirts, promotional pens, travel mugs, tote bags, water bottles, Post-it® Notes, custom calendars, custom shirts and much more. For additional information, visit www.4imprint.com.

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