Securing engineer talent is a challenge in every industry. However, when temporary employment is used instead of regular employment, the job applicant’s skills as an engineer are unclear, and there is a risk of mismatch.
The solution to these problems is “Open Up IT Engineer,” a temporary staffing company that specializes in engineering jobs and has a unique system.
Securing engineers is difficult
In today’s world where many people use smartphone apps and SNS, “speed” and “certainty” are required in everything. If you are unable to quickly catch changes in market needs and preferences and respond promptly, this alone will lead to user dissatisfaction. Therefore, companies need to be ahead of the competition in providing user-friendly and convenient services.
To provide services that beat the competition, it is important to secure excellent IT personnel. However, this is not an easy task for many companies. This is because there are issues with securing and training engineers.
There is an absolute shortage of engineers
Currently, there is a definite shortage of IT engineers in Japan. As a result, many companies are struggling to solve the shortage of human resources. According to the “Survey on IT Human Resources Supply and Demand” created by Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Ltd. on commission from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, it is estimated that “by 2030, there will be a shortage of up to 787,000 people.” Therefore, to turn around the current situation of human resource shortage, it is necessary to work on human resource development as soon as possible.
The skills required for engineers are changing.
In recent years, cloud computing services such as AWS (Amazon Web Services), Microsoft Azure, and GCP (Google Cloud Platform) have become rapidly popular. Among them, AWS has been adopted by many companies and is used for various services, but these tools are not something that “any engineer can use”.
Up until now, the work of an engineer has been to silently write code and complete the program within his or her area of ​​responsibility. However, cloud computing requires not only specialized knowledge of each tool, but also design skills and communication skills that take a holistic view, such as renovating existing systems, porting them to the cloud, and collaborating with related departments within the company. Skills have also come to be sought after.
These abilities are not something that can be acquired by gaining experience and becoming a veteran. As a result, when it comes to cloud computing, the situation is even more pronounced: “The needs are increasing, but we don’t have the talent we need.”
Recruiting engineers is risky and difficult to train in-house.
If you don’t have enough human resources, there are ways to train them in-house. However, there are many risks involved in training engineers in-house.
One is the cost of education and training. If an engineer who is capable of training new employees is assigned to train new employees, the original work that the engineer should be doing will be neglected. However, bringing in instructors from outside would be costly.
Also, it takes time to develop human resources in-house. Even if you are in a situation where you would like to start working right away, you cannot start working until you have acquired the minimum skills. In the case of engineers, even if they are sent to the field for on-the-job training, they may make mistakes and hinder other members.
Furthermore, if the employee leaves the company within a short period, the cost and time spent up to that point will be completely wasted.
Because of these risks, many companies are unable to develop their engineers.
What are the problems with hiring engineers?
If you are unable to develop human resources in-house, your only option is to hire and secure engineers with the necessary skills, but it is not that easy. Next, let’s take a look at the problems faced by companies when hiring engineers.
Unable to clarify skills as an engineer
Engineers are technical workers, so it is important to assess the level of skill they have when hiring them. However, it is not easy to clarify the skills that engineers possess.
If you have a doctor’s or lawyer’s license or qualification, you can see that you have the necessary skills. However, in the case of engineers, it may not be possible to judge whether or not they have the skills to carry out the scope of work required by companies based solely on private certifications.
In many technical positions, the level of proficiency and skill increases through accumulated experience. However, the skills that engineers possess are in a field where new technologies can be developed in a short period. So when it comes to relatively new cloud technologies like AWS and Azure, being a veteran doesn’t necessarily mean you’re proficient.
Due to these circumstances, it is difficult to clearly understand an individual’s skills when hiring.
It is difficult to see the practical performance of human resources
The bottleneck in hiring engineers is that it is difficult to judge not only their knowledge and skills but also how well they can perform on the job.
Skills such as communication ability and ability to work together with various parties cannot be expressed in numbers. However, as these skills are extremely important in the field, it is not possible to hire someone easily unless it is clear whether or not they can handle the situation.
The only way to find out whether or not someone has this skill is to have them engage in the work, but this is not a realistic recruitment process. Therefore, the hiring manager has no choice but to imagine how active this person will be in the field.
The cost of hiring engineers is high
Recruitment is costly. In particular, when it comes to hiring IT engineers, it is said that hiring one person with practical experience will cost at least around 8.9 million yen. Furthermore, the higher the skills of the engineer, the higher the salary.
However, if the hired person is not a good fit with the company’s environment, or if the person’s skills and the company’s requirements do not match, there is a possibility that the person will leave the company within a few months. It is natural for companies to be cautious about hiring engineers, as hiring is costly and there is a risk of employees leaving the company.
Points for open-up IT engineers to solve the problem of securing human resources
If you want to eliminate many issues and quickly secure the necessary human resources, there is a method called “dispatch”. However, even when temporary staffing is used, it does not eliminate concerns about recruitment/employment costs and the individual’s skills and performance. Openup IT engineers are the ones who solve these challenges.
Staffing specialized in engineers
Open Up IT Engineers is a temporary staffing company that specializes in engineering human resources, so we are familiar with the circumstances surrounding engineers, the work content on site, and the demands of companies seeking human resources. Therefore, we can match the most suitable human resources for the company’s orders and the desired human resources and skills, keeping the risk of mismatch extremely low.
Possible to transfer as a full-time employee
The “transfer system” is also one of the features of Open Up IT Engineers. Companies want talented engineers to stay with them for a long time, but in the case of temporary staff, members are replaced regularly. However, at Open Up IT Engineers, after working as a temporary employee for a certain period, it is possible to transfer to a permanent position with the agreement of the dispatcher, destination, and employee.
This allows companies to secure excellent human resources, and engineers themselves to secure stable positions as full-time employees. Because of these benefits, many companies order temporary workers with the assumption that they will be transferred.
Recruit and train only inexperienced people as employees
Human resources with a certain level of engineering experience can be expected to be able to work immediately, but the disadvantage is that recruitment costs will be high. Therefore, Open Up IT Engineers has introduced a system in which only young people in their early 20s, especially those with no engineering experience, are hired as full-time employees and trained to become engineers as trainees. Salaries are paid even during the training period, so they are highly motivated to learn and acquire the necessary skills in a short period.
Of course, they don’t have the skills of a veteran, but we can dispatch engineers with sufficient practical skills at a low cost.
I can disclose my skills as an engineer.
At Open Up IT Engineers, we check the skills of our trainees during the training period to confirm their knowledge and technical proficiency as engineers. Through this skill check, it is possible to make a clear judgment for each trainee, such as whether they are “able to handle up to this point” or “their ability is still lacking beyond this point.”
This skill check is also a great benefit for companies seeking temporary staffing, as it allows for optimal matching that fits the image of engineers required by the company.
Open-up IT engineer training system that develops human resources who are useful in the field
Next, let me give you an overview of the training system that Open Up IT Engineers implement.
The training period will be at least 2 months (40 days), 8 hours a day, for a total of 320 hours. The ultimate goal is to “obtain a qualification” and “acquire skills for on-site work,” and the study time will be approximately 360 hours, including self-study. This is a demanding process for the trainees, and many of them drop out midway through.
Learn from common sense as a member of society
Being a modern engineer isn’t enough just to write code. Especially if you are doing development work on a cloud computing service, you cannot avoid communication and coordination with other engineers.
Therefore, in open-up IT engineer training, we first learn the basics as a working adults. We will review and firmly grasp the basics of being a member of society, such as how to greet people and the importance of reporting, communicating, and consulting. By doing this, we can develop human resources who can act efficiently as members of an organization, rather than being absorbed only in their work.
Provide practical training in a working environment
When you think of training, you may imagine lectures or seminars held in lecture halls or conference rooms. Classroom training is certainly important, but once you are dispatched to the field, you must fulfill your role by the ever-changing work. For this reason, Open Up IT Engineers provides practical training that is closer to the field.
For example, you can create a configuration diagram for a problem or summarize it in a document using a situation that simulates an actual work environment. In addition, we provide focused training in a way that is relevant to actual work, such as using tools such as AWS to perform tasks and reviews. It also covers what kind of problems may occur while carrying out these actual tasks, and how to coordinate with related departments.
Step-by-step education according to learning level
The training curriculum for OpenUp IT engineers is prepared by content. For cloud computing, AWS, Azure, and Salesforce. We also offer specialized network training and server training. In both cases, you step up from basic training to specialized training, with skill checks performed along the way.
If you do not reach the specified level in this check, you will not be able to proceed to the next curriculum. This is a strict check for trainees, but for companies looking for dispatched engineers, it has the great advantage of being able to secure people with clear skills.
Open-up IT engineers who are changing the way they work
Staffing companies, don’t want to send talented people out of the company. However, the fact that we intentionally set up a transfer system is a feature and uniqueness of Open Up IT Engineers. Through this system, the engineers themselves can obtain stable positions, and the receiving companies can secure engineers with sufficient ability over the long term. This is possible because we can produce human resources with uniform skills by implementing a rigorous and practical training curriculum.
Open-up IT engineers, who have a style different from traditional temporary staffing jobs, are not only helping companies secure human resources and putting a stop to the shortage of engineers but are also bringing about major changes in the way temporary staffing works itself. is.
