‘War for Talent’ within the growing Irish FinTech sector: Is the recruitment, selection, and development of Generation Z the solution?

Kinsella, Samantha (2022) ‘War for Talent’ within the growing Irish FinTech sector: Is the recruitment, selection, and development of Generation Z the solution? Masters thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.

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Abstract

Within the evolving Irish FinTech sector, there is an increasingly competitive labour market to identify, select and retain qualified or suitable talent, indicating that a ‘War for Talent’ exists. To fuel the growth of the sector, the recruitment, selection, and development of the generation Z is proposed as a solution to overcome talent shortage concerns as the Irish labour workforce is ageing. The aim of the research is to explore the extent of the ‘War for Talent’ within the Irish FinTech sector, whether the recruitment, selection and development of the generation Z is a viable solution to tackle the ‘War for Talent’ and talent management of this generation.

Qualitative research was carried out for this study through the adoption of semi-structured interviews. The sample consisted of 8 recruitment professionals within the sector. The findings of the research identified that a ‘War for Talent’ exists and is predicted to persist due to the sectors evolving nature. The evidence presents that the recruitment, selection and development of generation Z has potential to act as a solution to tackle talent concerns. However, this recruitment strategy is more likely to lessen skill gaps in the long term through talent pipelining rather than resolving the current ‘War for Talent’ as gen Z are an emerging workforce. Talent management challenges are likely to arise within this generation, thus, a tailored talent management framework is recommended. Data differentiation was identified across start-up and mature FinTech’s, warranting future research.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HG Finance > Financial Services D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain > Ireland H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management > Human Resource Management > Recruitment H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Issues of Labour and Work > Talent Management
Divisions:	School of Business > Master of Arts in Human Resource Management
Depositing User:	Clara Chan
Date Deposited:	19 Nov 2022 11:43
Last Modified:	19 Nov 2022 11:43
URI:	https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/5884

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