I am a recruitment consultant who has specialised in the Testing Market for what feels like 20 million years…possibly more. Having worked at Sanderson for five of these, I decided it was time I started a blog to impart a bit of knowledge (as well as find some answers to a few burning questions of my own!) Given that the world of testing can be simultaneously bizarre, incestuous and ever changing, I thought it would be useful to share some of my own musings and hopefully get some feedback from the testing community.
As I am constantly in touch with contractors, hiring managers and industry leaders I get a pretty good idea of what’s going on in the testing world from all angles. Hopefully this blog will keep you up-to-date on the changing trends within the market as well as opening up discussions for everyone in this sector.
Here’s something I’ve noticed lately to start us off…
2010: Time for a Testing Shake-Up?
Interesting, here in the South West, the major financial players such as Nationwide, Zurich, AXA and Lloyds have recently initiated large testing programmes or are about to start in Q1 in 2010. Historically, the majority of testing contractors have been sourced from pools of experienced circuiteers who hop from one financial house to another. However, with the recent downturn, I have seen a shift that may signal a significant change within the marketplace. Speaking to a hiring manager who had a live vacancy this month, I was asked to send ‘new blood candidates.’
I am really interested in hearing people’s thoughts on this - is now the time to bring in new faces or should we stick with tried and tested reliable individuals? Do the current predictions of a fragile recovery for 2010 mean that decision-makers should be making sure they have the most experienced staff in the right roles to effectively to move a business forward? Or is it important that companies start to invest time and energy into recruiting and training employees of the future?
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