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Over the past 17 years I have worked on this exact opportunity. Namely, we have come to rely on acquiring a new skill sets with methods largely rooted in the last century. I have always believed that education needs to be more focused on helping people acquire skills and less focused on the delivery of content.
As Founding Member and VP of Cloud Training for Cloud Institute, I’m in charge of enabling you and your teams in the skills needed to leverage the cloud. Since 2002, I have worked in the training and professional services industry. I have extensive experience helping companies understand how to leverage the cloud for competitive advantage to design and build cloud native solutions and enable developers and business users to quickly build and deploy apps in the cloud.
Cloud computing is the new normal and organizations that don’t understand how to properly design, deploy and manage cloud infrastructure—whether it's a public or private cloud—are at a disadvantage.
If you're in the business of IT recruitment for staffing firms or in-house, it's essential to validate your job candidates' cloud skills so your clients and stakeholders can hire IT talent with the skills needed to leverage the benefits of cloud and keep their business moving forward.
When you accurately validate an IT candidate’s cloud skills, you will:
Reduce Churn and Improve Retention
Churn is a significant issue in the IT industry, and it can profoundly impact an organization’s bottom line. If you take the time to validate mission-critical skills, candidates will be more successful on the job and the likelihood they or your client will look for opportunities elsewhere is reduced.
Increase “Quality Hire” Rates
By administering assessments during the hiring process, you can weed out applicants with great resumes who don't actually have the skills you require—a problem that’s more common than you might expect. This can help you avoid costly mistakes down the road and increase your chances of making a quality hire.
Differentiate Your Hiring Firm in a Saturated Market
If you consistently deliver pools of high-performing cloud experts to your clients and stakeholders, they’re more likely to come to your firm first. A good quality hire rate gives you a significant leg up against the competition and could be the deciding factor when a client chooses between firms.
August 29, 2022