Small firms struggle to find talent in big IT job crunch

Employees with 7-15 years of experience stare at job losses if they fail to up-skill themselves

Small IT services firms, facing a shortage of talent for both entry-level and middle management jobs, are finding a lack of new technology skills among applicants from large IT services firms.

At least three companies have experienced this while interviewing for positions at middle levels.

Thousands of employees at IT services companies with 7-15 years of experience stare at job losses if they fail to up-skill themselves in digital technologies. 

Bengaluru-based Kreatio Software looked at 200-odd resumes for positions such as quality analysts, project managers and functional analysts with 5-10 years of experience and found many of