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This is our inaugural issue of Technical Staffing News. In it, we intend to provide useful, relevant information for those in need of engineering and other technical staffing. I sincerely hope you find this information of value. If there are topics of interest you’d like us to publish, please send me an email.
 Sincerely,
Joseph V. Salvucci
President & CEO
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Engineering Employment Going Up 9% |
Despite a recent downturn in the economy and job market, engineering employment remains strong in the majority of the United States. The engineering employment rate is expected to increase nearly nine percent by 2012 due to an increased demand for skilled engineers, managers, and staff.
Although money is not the main reason to become an engineer, it is a detail that is difficult to overlook. While compensation varies based on location and nature of employment, the median salaries for engineering related jobs was between $72.5K for health and safety engineers and $108K for petroleum engineers, according to the US Department of Labor. View the entire table of engineering salaries.
As technology changes and more companies run into problems, the need for qualified engineers is sure to follow. With so many types of engineering, employment options are varied. Some of the more common types include: architectural engineering, automotive engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, industrial engineering, software engineering, and structural engineering – and this is only the tip of the iceberg.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, engineers held roughly 1.6 million jobs in 2008. The top five fields included (in order from most common): civil, mechanical, industrial, electrical, and electronics.
Over the next eight to ten years, biomedical engineering should experience the fastest growth. Along with this, the most jobs will become available in the area of civil engineering.
Overall, career opportunities in engineering are expected to grow which will lead to more people following this career path.
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Finding the Best Engineering Talent |
So, you are searching for the best engineering talent? While there are a lot of engineers out there, it goes without saying that you want to find the best person for the job – no matter what it takes. There are many ways to find employees, but some are better than others.
The most traditional route is to post an advertisement in a local newspaper or online job board. There is no denying that this will attract a lot of attention. The question is: will it help you find the best talent? You may get lucky, but at the same time these sorts of ads do not always attract the most qualified applicants.
What other choice do I have?
One thing you may want to consider is a contract to hire employee. By working with a staffing agency, you can choose from a large pool of engineers for your next open position. And best of all, the person you select can work on a contract basis – this gives you the chance to evaluate their performance and decide if they are the right person for the job.
Along with the above, you can avoid a long start-up period while saving money on benefits. Some companies successfully find the right engineer the first time around; others go through a trial and error process. No matter how long it takes, nothing changes the fact that hiring through a staffing agency increases your chance of finding the perfect person for the position.
With so much engineering talent out there, finding the best person for an opening in your company should not be an impossible task. Consider all your options, including newspaper and online advertising as well as staffing agencies.
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What's in a Name? |
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When PEAK Technical Services was founded in 1968, our mission was to provide high quality engineering talent. Our clients were engineering managers of industrial manufacturers, and engineering services companies, primarily in the Industrial Northeast.
Today, our business is still focused on contract staffing, but our clients are all over the USA - and wherever these companies do business globally.
In the past 42 years our industry has evolved from being known as Technical Services to Technical Staffing. To make it easier for our customers to find us, we’ve changed our name from PEAK Technical Services, Inc. Moreover, we have a new tagline that reflects our commitment to you. We are now:
PEAK Technical Staffing USA
Engineering Talent.
Guaranteed.
While much has changed over the past 42 years, one thing hasn’t. Our customers still express that their #1 need is: quality people to work on their jobs.
Our name and tagline reflect who we are, where we serve our customers and our guaranteed commitment to your satisfaction. We want you to know that our focus remains to supply exceptional engineering talent to any of our US-based customers’ sites and work locations anywhere in the world. And we offer the PEAK
guarantee to let you clearly know that we have highly experienced technical recruiters who follow the PEAK Process to deliver exceptional technical talent, and that we stand behind our service offering with this one-of-a-kind guarantee.
We want to thank our customers, our employees and the community that we serve for our past 42 years of service. We look forward to serving you at least another 42 more.
Joseph V. Salvucci
President & CEO
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Published by PEAK Technical Staffing USA℠. Engineering Talent.
Guaranteed. 
