With an overall unemployment rate of around 2.8%, the Swiss job market remains one of the most attractive and dynamic in the world.
However, companies seem to have difficulties in finding junior IT staff (15-24 years old), despite the dynamism of the market and a low unemployment rate for this category (3.1%).
A reality of diplomas :
The rapid changes in the IT sector and the constant increase in the complexity of technologies are leading companies to want to secure their recruitment by requiring a higher education and a first professional experience.
Combining these two requirements into a junior profile is not easy, which increases the difficulties of recruitment. These difficulties are accentuated by the general shortage of IT professionals.
It is interesting to know that :
Thus, recruiting a junior with a higher university education is complicated.
Faced with this shortage, companies are finding ways to meet their needs.
It is around training and aid granted by the public authorities (funding of up to 50%**, for the pursuit of a Federal Diploma in IT), development of relations with schools, etc. that they are organising themselves.
However, recruitment companies are also a major asset for the success of their recruitment projects.
Recruitment agencies, or transforming the
competence in value:
Recruitment agencies are a prime channel for promoting opportunities to junior profiles.
They are also powerful catalysts of talent.
Close to the job market, they have the necessary hindsight to conduct recruitments in a context of skills shortage.
They are therefore true partners in terms of advice, guidance and information for both clients and candidates.
The candidate experience, one of the keys to successful junior recruitment, can also be cultivated during the process.
Thus, these recruitment partners allow companies to focus on their business, and take over in the final phase on issues such as :
– Integration of candidates,
– Technical training,
– Career development support,
– Developing candidate loyalty
Equally important for the attraction and retention of profiles.
** estratton bailey
