Part of it is money and you will need to be creative to compete. In the new millennium, the rate of technological change will surpass the rate at which human systems can change to meet it. In every company, there is a certain line between appropriate and inappropriate use of company networks by employees for non-company purposes. This new type of demand-creation recruiting may cause management of some companies to question this use of company resources and time. IS managers will need to be prepared to advise senior management and participate in the creation of a company position.
Many companies have formal or informal policies on the use of company computers and networks.
The question that IDC believes will need to be answered is how employee job-hunting activities are covered by the policy. For the last few years the lure of fast wealth has been a key recruiting advantage for the new startup technology and internet companies. In the professional labor market it has been a significant disadvantage for large established firms like Andersen Consulting. IDC has been advising clients that they must consider equity and wealth sharing with the workforce or risk being unable to meet business goals due to insufficient staffing. Andersen Consulting has initiated a new era of competition with changes to its wealth sharing and partnership programs.