HR'S Role

HR'S Role In Senior-Level Information Technology Recruitment

A John J. Davis & Associates Survey

1.	Compared with two years ago, how involved is HR in senior-level IT recruitment at your organization.

	50% More Involved
	7% Less Involved
	43% Involved to the same degree

2.	What kind of role does HR play in Senior-level IT recruitment at your organization? (check all that apply.)

	64% HR screens search firms for IT assignments.
	71% HR helps select search firms.
	93% HR facilitates the hiring process, setting up interviews, etc.
	36%HR helps develop job specifications.
	86% HR consults on job offer and compensation package.

3.	What's been your experience of handling senior level IT searches? (Check one)

	29% IT searches are very much more difficult than in other functions.
	29% IT searches are only somewhat more difficult than in other functions.
	42% About the same as in other functions.

4.	If you've had difficulty, to what would you ascribe it? (check all that apply)

	42% Requires that HR have understanding of technology issues.
	79% IT job market is unusually competitive.
	0% Demands from end users in organization complicate the process.
	0% Senior management reluctant to get involved in process.
	28% HR pressured to break with company policies on hiring and or compensation.

5.	Is there a single HR person at your organization who has a special responsibility for overseeing senior-level IT recruitment?

	46% Yes
	54% No

6.	Which of the following best describes the involvement of senior management at your organization in senior-level IT recruitment? (Check one)

	79% Senior management plays a leadership role in senior-level IT recruitment.
	14% Senior management is kept informed at every stage of the search.
	0% Senior management is only involved in the final decision.
	7% Senior management is minimally involved.

7.	Have there been times at your organization when you feel HR was excluded from senior-level IT recruitment?

	7% Often
	29% Sometimes
	64% Never

8.	Have there been times at your organization when you felt HR was in competition with the senior operating IT executive for control over senior-level IT recruitment?

	7% Often
	29% Sometimes
	64% Never

9.	In your view, what can HR add to the recruitment of senior-level IT executives?
	Selected responses:

	Help in developing a staffing solution that addresses their specific business needs and developing a user friendly, cost effective process.

	Knowledge of a variety of technologies plus realistic expectations from the search firm.

	Pressure to keep the process moving.

	Objective view of the market. Objective view of non-IT qualities of the candidate. Assistance in putting compensation packages together.

	Balanced and more effective selection process.

	Ability to find ways to meet salary/benefit needs within overall company philosophy.