Government Staffing Solutions
It is increasingly becoming necessary for government departments and agencies to use computer technology to enhance efficiency. The challenge tends to be in getting the right people to execute the computing projects for the government.We have seen some government departments equipped with the best imaginable tools of technology still struggling with issues of inefficiency. This normally happens when the departments lack the people to give life to the technology. And that is where we come into the picture: in helping government departments and government agencies get the right people for their technical work.
Our services
The fact that many
government department heads
don't have the time to
engage in complex
recruitment exercises. And
as it turns out, recruitment
of computing staff members
can indeed turn out to be a
complex recruitment
exercise: one that starts
with skill assessment,
followed by attitude
assessment, followed by
negotiations.
It therefore becomes necessary to seek the help of people who have it as their core business to pair potential employers with well qualified workers: in other words, people like us. Let First Digital show you how finding the right employee can be easy and hassle free.
The fact that many government department heads (if we are to be brutally honest) don't know how to match skills with jobs (especially when it comes to the more complex computing jobs). First Digital has extensive experience on matching employers with the right employees for the job.When it comes to the recruitment of software developers, getting the right people is more than just a question of getting people with advanced degrees in information technology or computer science. It is a question of looking at the specific skills they possess - like, for instance, the programming languages under their belts and so on.
Since we are attuned to the industry, we can figure out whether any given person has the right mix of skills for a particular job. We know what the cutting edge technology is, and we help government departments hook up with workers who actually have the latest skills.
The fact is that a substantial number of the best technical workers are hesitant to apply for government jobs. Thus, we serve as headhunters of sorts, helping government departments get the best talent into their ranks.
Delegated Recruitment
A trend has emerged where government departments and agencies are increasingly being encouraged to ‘outsource' non-core functions. The ‘outsourcing' in question here is not that of ‘taking their jobs outside the country.' Rather, it is outsourcing in the sense of engaging external partners to help them in things that can't be termed as their core functions (delegating).
For the most part, the core function of the government departments and agencies is to provide services to the citizenry. It follows, then, that things like recruitment of staff, development of computer applications, data archiving and so on are not their core businesses. They are, for instance, encouraged to work with recruitment agencies in the area of staff recruitment.
But when it comes to recruitment of staff for government computing functions, the general recruitment agencies often lack the skills necessary to identify the right people for specific roles. This state of affairs is what necessitates the help of partners like us: who specialize in technical staffing, and who can help government departments in identifying the right computing staff members.
How we help
We sometimes help government departments in the recruitment of staff members to join their ranks on a permanent basis. We also (more frequently) help government departments in the recruitment of people to help them execute short-term technical projects: like say, government computing application projects or database development projects.
In a nutshell, we help government departments get the people they need to leverage on the power of technology to enhance efficiencies cost-effectively. We have a track recording of successful technical staffing for complex projects, and we can be relied upon.