In the period of rapid technological progress information technology is gaining an important role in society, therefore, the demand for IT professionals is increasing. A growing number of companies is trying to recruit this type of professionals, while supply does not keep up with demand. This creates a long-term shortage of IT professionals in the labor market, which makes it difficult for companies to recruit new staff. The aim of this master's thesis is to study corporate recruitment practices of IT professionals. In the theoretical part of the master's thesis, through secondary analysis of scientific articles, we examine the basics in the field of recruitment, information technology, high-tech companies and trends in the field of corporate IT recruitment. In the empirical part of the master's thesis we present a research study in which we interview representatives of 11 IT companies from Central Slovenia statistical region, thus upgrading the theory with latest empirical data. We research how companies recruit IT professionals and what problems they face in doing so. We find out that they often use a combination of different methods at the same time to maximize recruitment efficiency. We analyze companies’ existing multi-stage selection processes for IT professionals and find out that they are very complex. We also identify key opportunities to improve the recruitment processes of IT professionals at participating companies.
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