Communications of the ACM
Companies Looking to Hire Cio 2.0
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After months of economic uncertainty, recruiters say that companies are once again hiring new CIOs. In addition, they are stepping up hiring across the senior IT leadership ranks. Especially at companies that are in troubled industries, CIO searches started picking up in the last 30 days or so, according to executive recruiters on the front lines. This comes as a reversal to early 2009, when there was little interest in hiring senior leadership. That trend is now changing significantly, as the mood surrounding the economy brightens.
Companies are replacing CIOs who are on their way out, voluntarily or involuntarily, as well as starting to fill positions that might have been vacant for a while. A number of CIOs searches are to upgrade or swap out current IT leadership at companies in industries such as retail, financial services, health care and education. In particular, the financial services sector has experienced so much change and turmoil that companies are seeing a lot of senior level turnover. Meanwhile, the health care industry is beefing up IT leadership for massive document management and electronic health record projects. In retail, the goal is to find IT leaders that can help better leverage technology and better manage the Web as a channel for consumer spending.
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