Gamification in Tech
Gamification in Tech
Gamification in Tech
May 7, 2020
Summary
As the skills gap grows ever wider and new technology emerges every day, recruiters are facing an uphill battle against diminishing candidate numbers.
In addition to the complex technical skill requirements of most businesses, many recruitment professionals find tech vacancies, particularly at management levels, difficult to fill due to a lack of soft skills.
Where tech professionals can evidence their technical ability, many lack skills in problem solving, organisation and people management to progress into much-needed management roles.
Gamification is being used by recruiters as an alternative way to tackle the skills shortage.
If recruitment professionals believe the issues are a lack of skills and experience, investing huge amounts of money and time into specialist projects doesn't bring much enrichment to those candidates who need experience to develop their employability.
With almost half of all cybercrimes targeting small businesses security skills need to be developed everywhere to avoid those at the bottom suffering the harshest consequences.
Whether that's encouraging entry-level staff to gain professional certification for specialist fields or by implementing management training to develop staff members' workplace skills.
Another glaring issue with the cyber security industry which could be having a direct effect on the skills gap is its lack of diversity.
Making STEM fields more welcoming for women and encouraging women to explore career prospects in cyber security could offer an advantageous opportunity to reduce the skills gap over time.
The issue of the cyber security skills gap is highly complicated and a straightforward solution is unlikely to emerge any time soon.
Reference
Gamification in Tech. (2020, May 07). Retrieved May 09, 2020, from https://www.theglobalrecruiter.com/gamification-in-tech/