{"id":3595,"date":"2025-10-28T17:43:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T20:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextage.com.br\/blog\/?p=3595"},"modified":"2026-01-05T14:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:34:09","slug":"it-talent-retention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextage.com.br\/blog\/en\/it-talent-retention\/","title":{"rendered":"IT talent retention and onboarding strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever lost weeks of development because that senior dev who knew the entire project handed in their resignation? Or seen an entire sprint compromised because the team was retraining someone for the third time that year?<\/span><\/p>\n

Instability in IT teams isn’t just inconvenient. It stalls projects, erases critical knowledge, and creates a cycle that seems impossible to break: you hire, train for months, the person starts truly producing, and then receives a better offer. Start over.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to <\/span>CAGED<\/span><\/a> data, Brazil registers the highest turnover rate in the world, with a 56% increase compared to the pre-pandemic period. Replacing an employee can cost between 50% and 200% of their annual salary, considering recruitment, selection, training, and loss of productivity.<\/span><\/p>\n

The problem isn’t finding talent. The market has qualified developers. The real question is whether your company has mature enough processes to retain them.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Hands<\/p>\n

How structured onboarding accelerate results<\/b><\/h2>\n

The scene is common: the developer arrives on their first day, receives a computer and the famous phrase “if you have any questions, just ask.” Three weeks later, they’re still trying to figure out which branch to use and why half the team ignores the official documentation.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to <\/span>BambooHR<\/span><\/a> research, only 12% of employees think their company does a good job integrating new members. Meanwhile, the rest remain lost, insecure, and open to offers from companies that seem more organized.<\/span><\/p>\n

Improvised onboarding is a waste of productive time and invested money. When someone takes six months to start truly delivering because no one structured a process, your company is paying for months of zero productivity.<\/span><\/p>\n

How mature processes solve this problem<\/b><\/h3>\n

Companies that take onboarding seriously have the process divided into clear steps, each one with specific goals.<\/span><\/p>\n