The art of finding and retaining IT talent

Find and retain IT talent in a challenged market

The market for recruiting IT skills is under pressure these years. More and more companies are reporting lost profits and closed projects due to a lack of IT skills. At the same time, an increasing number of Danish companies are having problems attracting and retaining young IT talent.

When Malte Hæstrup graduated from CBS in 2021 as a cand.merc.it, he wanted to translate his theoretical and practical knowledge into a job adventure. Fortunately, it didn't take long before he got his dream job at Aller Media through Epico NextGen. Through his education at CBS, Malte has studied the interaction between IT and economics in organizations and studied a master's degree in digitalization, AI and Big Data. All of these competencies that through Epico have given him access to one of Denmark's largest media houses.

Aller's perfect match with Malte

One winter day in 2022, Malte was contacted by Epico NextGen. Malte had exactly the profile that Aller was looking for for the job as a Business Analyst. We therefore contacted Malte, who saw the job as an exciting opportunity. After a phone screening, he met with us for a talk about skills clarification and wishes for his dream job as an IT talent through Epico NextGen. The job at Aller was exactly what Malte was looking for, and after 3 conversations with Aller, he got the job and was hired through Epico NextGen. Throughout the recruitment process, Epico was on the sidelines and Malte especially emphasizes that the good sparring and the prior conversations with us made him feel well prepared for the interview process.

From IT talent to permanent employee at Aller Media

As an Epico NextGen IT talent, you are hired through Epico. Often, companies are so satisfied with the collaboration that they end up hiring the IT talent on a permanent basis. This also happened to Malte, as the match was a great success - professionally and personally. Since Malte joined Aller, he has worked as a Business Analyst, and after a period of focusing on analysis solutions and KPI tracking, Malte gained several internal partners and today also works with the activation of data. He explains that he sees Aller as a company where there is great opportunity for professional development in the form of both promotion and skilling. For example, he has already become part of Aller Academy – an internal program with a focus on leadership development. If you ask Malte what he takes with him in particular from the collaboration with Epico, he says: The feeling of not being alone. Due to the close collaboration, I felt that together we won the job.

Do as Aller Media and get access to your next IT talent

With Epico on the sidelines, you get a strong, professional sparring partner who handles all the administrative work. We have over 1500 IT talents in our NextGen database, which we have extensive experience in matching personally and professionally to a wide range of customers in the private and public sectors. Do you find Malte's story inspiring, and would you like to hear more about how you can get access to a large selection of Denmark's sharpest IT talents? Then book us for a non-binding chat today – we are ready to help you.