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Brazilian Technology Companies Question How to Handle High Demand in the IT Market, in the Absence of Qualified Labor. The Director of T2S Comments on the Issue of Demand for Professionals in the Field.
The pandemic accelerated digital transformation in companies. As a result, the demand for Information Technology (IT) professionals increased, and companies began to face a lack of qualified labor.
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“This effect is like that saying: ‘the market regulates itself between supply and demand.’ The demand for new positions has always been greater than the supply of IT professionals,” comments Rodrigo Lopes Salgado, managing partner of T2S, a technology company for the port sector that, like other IT or non-IT companies, has been dealing with the growing demand for IT services.
Generation Z Is Not Interested in Working in the IT Market
Another aspect mentioned by the T2S partner regarding the issue of the labor shortage is the fact that Generation Z is not interested in the field of Information Technology.
“A recent study says that 51% of the generation aged 16 to 21 have no interest in IT and are not familiar with basic technology terms,” he explains.
The mentioned study is by the British data analytics company, Exasol, which interviewed 1,000 individuals aged 16 to 21 and concluded that 49% of respondents do not intend to pursue a career in data science and that the majority (51%) are not familiar with industry jargon. “It is a generation that was born into a completely digital world, and they don’t see prospects for entering the market,” he concludes.
Expert Points Out How Companies Should Deal with High Demand and Lack of Qualified Labor
“Several studies show that the scenario will only get worse because the demand will continue to increase and we are not training IT professionals at the same speed,” Salgado points out.
He further adds, explaining that “the problem is no longer the technology or the tool. We are discussing strategies for training people to work in a field that is not going to end.”
At T2S, one of the strategies was to adopt a permanent selection process. That is, the position for IT professionals is permanent. Alongside this, the company also has a differentiated selection process. “Because we are a highly specialized company, serving only the port sector, the entry of new professionals is very rigorous, in terms of integration and immersion in the port world,” Salgado explains.
Another incentive practiced by T2S is encouraging the study and academic involvement of employees through internal courses and/or reimbursement for educational platforms; as well as an organizational culture that values collaboration and innovation, an attractive environment, and other benefits such as flexible hours and career planning.
About T2S
T2S is a reference in developing customized solutions for the largest port terminals in Latin America. With its team that carries the experience of hundreds of successful cases and in-depth knowledge of the business rules of the port sector, it currently has more than 500,000 hours of programming and 100% of projects delivered to over 140 companies.
Rodrigo Lopes Salgado is a partner at T2S, a computer engineer and specialist in port technology, with dozens of successful cases in developing, integrating, and implementing systems in the largest terminals in Latin America. He also teaches higher education at Fatec and is a member of the Systems Projects team in the Human Resources Unit of the Paula Souza Center.
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