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Who are the Summertime Engineering Job Seekers?
If you’re a recruiter or work in human resources, we don’t have to tell you the summer months tend to be… slow… for hiring. Basking in the sun on vacation has a way of making experienced job seekers...
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7 Things Engineers Want Recruiters and Employers to Know
The research uncovered in our 2014 Engineer Hiring Trends report pointed to a considerable gap between what engineers want and what recruiters and employers think they want. Since “74% of surveyed...
View ArticleDon’t Wait to Recruit Entry-Level Engineers
Labor Day has passed, summer is over, and most of us, suffering vacation hungover after the long weekend, are easing back into work mode. Slowly. Don’t. If you’re a recruiter or hiring manager hoping...
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Where are the Engineering Job Seekers?
On a quarterly basis we identify where the jobs are for our engineers, breaking down job demand by volume and filtering by location and discipline. But where, exactly, is the engineering talent looking...
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3 Ways to Avoid Wasting Money on Job Ads
“Let’s See How this One Job Goes…” At least once a week a well-intentioned, thrifty hiring manager calls – intrigued about reaching an audience made exclusively of engineers in the United States and...
View ArticleWomen engineers don’t look to recruiters, they look to the ‘good old girls’
When an experienced engineer looks to further her career, she looks to friends and mentors, said Christine Valle, director of the Women in Engineering program for the Georgia Institute of Technology....
View ArticleSuccession Planning for Engineering Talent
Succession planning is hard. But before we talk about the challenges, let’s define what we mean by succession and succession planning – the plans put in place for a person or persons who have been...
View ArticleAre you Tracking Source of Hire?
Regardless of department, most business processes can be broken down to: Goals > Tactics > Deliverables In the context of Human Resources, “deliverables” are obtaining and retaining the talent...
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Most Popular Engineering Jobs: October 2014
Studying the success of others can be an important tool to your own progress. So we dug through our analytics and rounded up the 10 Most Popular Engineering Jobs in October of 2014 (measured by raw...
View ArticleTech Talent: What HR Needs to Know.
When you work in the technology sector, you soon realize that there is a constantly evolving marketplace for those skills you spent the last few years developing. But this also means those skills will...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About the Canadian Engineering Talent Gap
Canada was lucky to ride out the impact of the global financial crisis of the past decade relatively unscathed. Compared with many other leading economies our recession period was shorter and shallower...
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1 Simple Way to Boost Job Applications
One of the most frequent questions we receive from employers is how to to increase the number of applications they receive. The drop-off after viewing the job description to clicking through and...
View ArticleConversations with engineer candidates: Get ready for a (pleasant) surprise!
Recruiters likely prepare for a few awkward conversations at an undergraduate design presentation or college job fair. Lengthy technical explanations that feel more like classroom lectures than...
View ArticleLife of a Job Post, Beginning to End: Our Process
It starts with a need. Specifically, your company needs an engineer. Maybe you need them tomorrow. Maybe you needed them yesterday. With an incredible unemployment rate of less than 2% and the demand...
View ArticleWhat does a Merger or Acquisition Mean for HR?
Mergers and acquisitions can instill fear and dread into the very best managers. I have been involved in the world of organizational change management for almost 20 years, the majority of which have...
View ArticleWhy Some Job Posts Work… and Others Don’t.
You’ve been dangling the hook in the water for weeks now, and you’ve got the sunburn to prove it. Unfortunately, all you’ve managed to net are a handful of nibbles, a small fish or two, a tin can, and...
View ArticleThe Twelve Engineers of Christmas
On the brink of the holiday break, mountains of work loom large before anyone can leave the office and enjoy a week of overindulgence and gift-wrapping bliss. Your brain is probably already on...
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How to Take Advantage of the January Talent Gold Rush
This week, aside from being the first week back at work after the holidays, is also notable for one phenomenon in particular: more people will look for a new job this week – or, to be more precise, the...
View ArticleQualifications or Experience – Which is More Important?
With many different combinations of qualifications and experience present in every resume a recruiter may see – how on earth do we choose the best to call for interview? Or decide who was the best...
View ArticleMark Your Calendar: Maker Faire
Ever get into a recruiting event rut? This year, consider adding Maker Faire to your itinerary — it could change the way you think about engineers. There are two large Maker Faires in the United States...
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