Recruitment of foreign IT professionals in Finland

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Shortage of top qualified IT professionals and recruiting them from abroad have become current issues in European, including Finnish, high technology firms. As recruiting people from other countries and cultures may be different from domestic recruitment, the present study finds out that the Salient issues of such recruitment are fourfold: (1) recruits do not only bring in technical skills, but they also may facilitate the employing firm’s internationalisation; (2) recruits’ cross-cultural adaptability and family flexibility are important yet often neglected factors behind their success or failure; (3) in such recruitment process, firms pose challenges of geographical-logistical distances and cultural differences in communication; and (4) due to Finland’s peripheral position, proper communication of the Finnish high quality of life and advanced technology are important in attracting good recruits. Moreover, there are notable differences between the recruits of different national-cultural backgrounds: for instance Russian recruits regarded proximity to Russia as an important argument, while Indian recruits were less easily attracted by any other factors than good income. – Finland ; Immigration ; IT Professionals ; Recruitment ; Technolgy Firms

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: ETLA Discussion Papers ; No. 790

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: informaatioteknologia-ammattilaiset ; maahanmuutto ; rekrytointi ; Suomi ; teknologiasektori ; Personalbeschaffung ; EDV-Berufe ; Finnland

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Jukomaa, Minna ; Koivisto, Jussi ; Tahvanainen, Marja
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA)
• (where): Helsinki
• (when): 2002

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/63903
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