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FOCUS ON SKILLS AND SUBSTANCE , RATHER THAN SUPERFICIAL POLISH .
Angus Dorney , Co-CEO of Kablamo and former MD of Rackspace
Attracting and keeping the best tech talent in A / NZ
Angus Dorney , Co-CEO of Kablamo and former MD of
Rackspace , talks us through 10 ways to attract and keep the best tech talent in Australia and New Zealand – even though many people claim this is impossible .
Not too long ago , a report by the Australian Industry Group ( AIG ) found that 75 % of businesses surveyed reported a skills shortage , particularly around technical trades in emerging and highly competitive areas such as Big Data , automation and Artificial Intelligence . Anecdotally , people complain that great tech talent is far too scarce .
No question that the best tech talent is scarce , but how come some companies get the lion ’ s share of the best and the brightest ? By all accounts our Kablamo team , made up of several globally recognized techies , shouldn ’ t even exist in Australia , but it does , and we keep hiring and retaining great people . How ? Here are 10 ways for organizations large and small that want to do the same .
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