Hiring Business Intelligence Professionals

Hiring Business Intelligence Professionals: "The basic principles of supply and demand pertain to a company’s ability to recruit and retain business intelligence (BI) professionals. My company has been CONNECTing (forgive the pun) data warehousing and business intelligence professionals with consulting and employee positions since 1992. During this 15-year span, we have certainly experienced the cycles of both 1) more-demand-than-supply of qualified resources, and 2) more supply-than-demand of qualified resources. Based on predictions for 2007, get ready! Organizational demands for business intelligence capabilities will increase rapidly. This will make BI environments even more chaotic and the demands for hiring and retention even more significant. Good news for BI professionals that want to expand their careers!

To find and keep the best people, it takes an understanding of how to match the right person with the job – not just the one with the best technical skills. In their rush to fill open positions, managers can overlook that simple principle, resulting in a poor hire that causes more problems than it solves. There is also a tendency to hire people that remind us of ourselves rather than what the situation may really require. To get the best results, employers need a process that identifies employees who best fit your company based on facts, not just impressions."