Long hours and stereotypes of IT Workers Hurt Recruiting Many people are struggling with how to increase the it labor pool. Noted problems include The fact that many It professionals work lor hours and must constantly stay abreast of9 changes in the field Undesirable stereotypes that keep certain people away from the career field like women The need to improve benefits redefine work hours and incentives and provide better human resource management 2021/2/21 IP2021/2/21 6 Long Hours and Stereotypes of IT Workers Hurt Recruiting ◼ Many people are struggling with how to increase the IT labor pool. Noted problems include ◼ The fact that many IT professionals work long hours and must constantly stay abreast of changes in the field ◼ Undesirable stereotypes that keep certain people away from the career field, like women ◼ The need to improve benefits, redefine work hours and incentives, and provide better human resource management