The pandemic has wrought tremendous disruption to the business landscape and the world of work.  Against the backdrop of the perennial shortage of technical talent, the expectations of IT and engineering professionals have changed dramatically.  Mark Roberts of TechServe Alliance and Mark Taylor of SIM will kick-off the discussion of the key trends impacting the recruiting and retention of technical talent: 

• Increased expectations of IT and engineering professionals to dictate how, when, and where they will work     

• The challenge of maintaining company culture in remote and hybrid work environments 

• Expectations of greater workforce diversity and social responsibility