Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 24 | Page 38

TALKING ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// From the dot.com bubble to today’s yo-yoing workforce – how to shrink the technology skills gap The emergence of new technologies means an increase in employment opportunities presented by businesses and they are therefore responsible for offering an agile, skilled and prepared workforce, according to Jamie Jefferies, Vice President and General Manager of EMEA at Ciena. He discusses the importance of attraction and retainment of millennial employees and the need to ensure staff feel valued with room for progressional growth. 38 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com