IT Workforce: Recent Trends and Challenges, and what Companies can do to Attract, Retain, and Train Talent Workers
This session will provide an overview of recent and projected IT workforce trends; present experiences from industry professionals on what they are doing to effectively attract, retain, and train IT employees; and what TechMe is working on to assist industry with workforce development.
I. Introductions & Issue Overview - Jim Damicis, President, PolicyOne Research
II. IT Workforce Trends & Projections – John Dorrer, Director, Center for Workforce Research and Information, Maine Department of Labor
III. Lessons from the Trenches – attracting, retaining, and training talented IT workers
Small Company Perspective
Large Company Perspective
IV. Workforce Initiatives to help Maine’s Technology Businesses and Workers - Jim Damicis
V. Questions and Answers
Presentation documents are available for download:
Merrill Huhtala's slides [Powerpoint, 276 KB]
