How confident are you that you can keep key positions filled with qualified employees over the next five years? If you’re like most IT leaders, the answer is: Not very. And it’s not just because of pipeline and skills gap problems. Your best employees are likely hot targets for savvy recruiters — and some may already have an active eye on the door.
About 25 percent of employers report that many of their key positions don’t have a successor in place, according to HR consultancy BPI group. About two-thirds of millennials at large companies are actively looking for jobs elsewhere, and the remaining third will do so within three years. Meanwhile, about 10,000 baby boomers retire every day. Add it all up, and the future looks bleak. “Because of all this, 84 percent of companies will have a serious shortfall of leaders within five years,” says Mike McGowan, managing director and practice leader for leadership and talent at BPI group.
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