39% of IT hiring managers say technical skills hardest to gauge

39% of IT hiring managers say technical skills hardest to gauge39% of IT hiring managers say technical skills hardest to gaugeNew research from Robert Half Technology shows that 39% of IT hiring managers say that the hardest thing to gauge during a tech job interview is ones technical skills.But the finding that 95% of IT hiring managers say they have made a bad hire before shows that its easy to make the wrong choice when it comes to candidates. Just 5% say they havent done this before.An independent research firm surveyed more than 2,500 senior managers in 26 major U.S. markets. Robert Half Technology came up with the survey.The nature of hiring tech workersRespondents said that these were the hardest things to gauge during a tech job interviewTechnical skills 39%Corporate culture fit 37%Soft skills 23%But while research has shown that 63% of tech workers get a response from an employer within seven days of an interview, Robert Half Technology found that things dont always go well for the company during the hiring process.Heres why people surveyed said that they hired the wrong personInadequate skills 38%An interpersonal issue 29%Unsuitable corporate culture fit 28%Ryan Sutton, district president of Robert Half Technology, commented on the research in a statement.Hiring someone who is a poor job fit can hurt your business by hindering productivity and eroding team morale Current employees who are likely already stretched thin must scramble to fix mistakes or handle extra work, he said.close dialogAdvertisementclose dialog/* effects for .bx-campaign-1012255 *//* custom css .bx-campaign-1012255 */.bx-custom.bx-campaign-1012255.bx-type-agilityzone .bx-close z-index 2.bx-custom.bx-campaign-1012255.bx-type-agilityzone .bx-close svg height 40px display inline-block margin 10px 0px pointer-events none-ms-keyframes bx-anim-1012255-spin from -ms-transform rotate(0deg) to -ms-transform rotate(360deg) -m oz-keyframes bx-anim-1012255-spin from -moz-transform rotate(0deg) to -moz-transform rotate(360deg) -webkit-keyframes bx-anim-1012255-spin from -webkit-transform rotate(0deg) to -webkit-transform rotate(360deg) keyframes bx-anim-1012255-spin from transform rotate(0deg) to transform rotate(360deg) /* rendered styles .bx-campaign-1012255 */.bxc.bx-campaign-1012255.bx-active-step-1 .bx-creative *first-child padding 0width 720px.bxc.bx-campaign-1012255.bx-active-step-1 .bx-creativebefore min-height 0.bxc.bx-campaign-1012255.bx-active-step-1 .bx-creative background-color transparentborder-style none.bxc.bx-campaign-1012255.bx-active-step-1 .bx-close stroke whitebackground-color transparentborder-style nonewidth 100pxheight 100pxpadding 0pxtop 0right unsetborder-radius 0background radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 20px 30px, black 20px ,transparen t 20px)text-align leftleft 0.bxc.bx-campaign-1012255 .bx-group-1012255-nbXkQWD width 50pxposition absoluteleft 50%top 50%transform translate(-50%, -50%).bxc.bx-campaign-1012255 .bx-element-1012255-41CkKqe *first-child animation-name bx-anim-1012255-spinanimation-duration 800msanimation-iteration-count infiniteanimation-timing-function linearmargin-top -25px.bxc.bx-campaign-1012255 .bx-group-1012255-rdGtKqu padding 10px.bxc.bx-campaign-1012255 .bx-element-1012255-57nOYUI width auto.bxc.bx-campaign-1012255 .bx-element-1012255-57nOYUI *first-child padding 2px 4pxfont-size 10pxcolor rgb(255, 255, 255)text-transform uppercasebackground-color rgb(0, 0, 0)background-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34).bxc.bx-campaign-1012255 .bx-group-1012255-fEAd6NQ position relativez-index 1width 720pxheight 480pxbackground-color transparent