Brief: Hiring And Retaining Diverse Technical Talent

April 18th, 2016

Charlotte Wang

Marc Cecere

With contributors:

Sharyn Leaver , Jeffrey Hammond , Rachael Klehm , Ian McPherson

Summary

Building a diverse technical team is critical to win, serve, and retain a wide range of clients. But women and minorities are still underrepresented in most technology organizations. Are you interested in learning how to select, attract, develop, and retain underrepresented groups? This report looks at the current landscape of diversity in technology companies, the challenges that keep nontraditional candidates out of the industry or that result in an early exit, and how forward-looking CIOs address these issues to make themselves more attractive to these particular groups.

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