The hiring market for top technology talent will be extremely competitive in 2020. Companies will continue to rely on proven hiring methods like online job boards, networking events, and referrals to find candidates aggressively. Employers recognize the need to improve the candidate experience through mobile technologies and focus on cultural fit over credentials to attract and retain top developer talent as new skills like Gatsby.js, React Hooks, and quantum computing grow in demand.

1. 2020 Outlook for
Hiring Trends

2. The market for top technology talent
will be brutally tight in 2020.

3. The need to outsource tech recruiting to
supplement existing teams will continue.

4. Companies will
continue to rely on
proven sourcing
methods in 2020.

5. From online job
boards to social
selling, hiring
managers will
continue to hunt
aggressively for
top talent.

6. In-person network and job fairs remain
popular; engaging with the developer
community is crucial to brand differentiation.

7. but the human element will not go away.
Use of chatbots and automation will increase this year,

8. Employee referrals will be essential to
producing quality candidates.

9. according to Human Resources Today.
Almost 40% of HR teams rely on referrals,

10. Retention will remain a critical issue next year,
particularly with developers.

11. Employers increasingly recognize the need to
improve candidate experience through technology.

12. They will continue to take advantage of mobile-first
trends and texting technologies this year.

13. Cultural fit will also be a core focus.
Coding tests and hiring assessments will still be relevant.

14. Employers are becoming less credential-focused
and more interested in the experience and skill
of the teams they hire.

15. From open-sourced programming
languages to AI, developers will continue to
be pushed to learn new things this year.

16. Top Tech Skills for 2020
for developers according
to CNBC:
• Gatsby.js
• AWS Big Data
• React Hooks
• Microsoft Azure
Architecture
• Next.js
• Apache Airflow
• SwiftUI
• Pegasystems
• ESP32
• Quantum computing

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