A number of factors go into hiring top talent, especially when it involves leadership positions and government agencies. The world of information technology has recently been seeing its share of tumult and triumph in Albany, New York, with major job fairs and important offices in the industry up for grabs.
The Albany Times Union wrote that the City of Albany has been trying to hire a chief information officer for the last few months, yet attempts to do so have floundered on several occasions. The source stated this was largely due to George R. Ellis, the previous top candidate, being associated with a company that just was embroiled in a federal audit debacle.
The region itself is seeing a number of IT hirings in the near future, according to WALB, an affiliate of ABC News in Albany. The news agency reported that the city recently hosted a major job fair with over 50 regional employers looking to hire recent graduates and entice current college students in the region. Of those present at the fair, about 90 percent of the entities were actually actively hiring, WALB stated.