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Have you ever wondered how much it costs to recruit a new programmer? The numbers may surprise you.
The most common cost of recruiting a developer which comes to mind is a recruitment agency fee, but it’s just a starter. In the IT world, where there is a talent shortage, hiring a new programmer (or any tech talent) increases in cost and effort as time goes on. The better a programmer is, the more expensive it gets. The best ones are like superstars with their own agents. Employee turnover is a huge problem for most companies and long-time employment is almost unreal. According to the 2015 Recruiter Survey, the average employee tenure is below 6 years; 30% of people change their job in 1-3 years and 29% in 4-6 years. Quarsh’s research gives even more dreadful numbers – 20% of new hires leave in 12 months!
Even with low turn-over you need to be prepared for recruitment costs. These studies show that 79% of the workforce keep their resumes up-to-date and 63% have updated their LinkedIn profile just in case. Are you sure your employees won’t quit on you?
(Score: 2) by Common Joe on Sunday January 01 2017, @09:09AM
You're right that hiring managers don't want to do their job. However, HR is another huge factor.
I have plenty of first person, unflattering stories concerning HR, but one story sticks out. I had two friends at a company who had shown a hiring manager my resume. We wanted to have an interview. HR insisted we do things by the book and refused to let me directly communicate with the manager to directly setup an interview; instead, I was supposed to set up an interview with HR first and then they would setup an interview with the manager.
HR fucked up so badly multiple times that I told my friends to put my phone number in the hands of that manager and have him communicate with me directly or I wasn't going to work at their firm. I was done with HR. HR put their foot down and told the manager that he could not call me. I told my friends they could keep their company. My friends, both who enjoyed their job, were shocked at what had happened.
A few months later, my friends found out that I was far from the only candidate having problems with HR.