We recently posted a job for someone to join our Eloqua team. Thanks to our strong company reputation, culture and location, we've received some fantastic applicants, and hopefully will fill the position shortly.
In going through this exercise, we've come across a worrying trend, and was would love to hear from others if you've encountered this too, and what we, as a community can do about it. I've spoken to colleagues in other companies too, as well as recruiters, and it seems to be a widespread issue.
There is clearly a shortage of folks out there who know Eloqua well, and even those who do, finding people who have a good blend of both the business AND technical side is even harder (in my opinion, an important requirement). What seems to have happened, is anyone with 2 or more years Eloqua experience, now think they're an expert, and are demanding exorbitant compensation. With no offense to Eloqua University and the fantastic team, I think that has contributed to the issue slightly too - people think that because they've sat through a few classes, they are now even more valuable.
To enhance the problem, I find that many HR, Hiring Managers and Recruiters don't understand the market and software well enough either, to weed out the undesirables.
All this has led to not only difficulty in hiring, but also confusion in the market, making it hard for the people who need to, unable to tell folks apart. Anyone with 'Eloqua' on their resume are treated equally.
Have you encountered this? What can be done to clear things up?