Category: Engineering Clients
Tips for Interviewing Engineer Candidates With a More Technical Background Than You
As a hiring manager or member of an HR team, it can be stressful when you must interview engineering candidates. If you don’t have a highly technical background, it can be challenging to know what to look for or even to parse out what a candidate is saying. If you are responsible for interviewing engineering… Read more »
Most Innovative Ways to Attract Engineering Talent
Post a job. Wait for engineering candidates. Hope for the best. If this is how you approach recruiting engineers, you’re probably struggling to attract great people. And yet, this is the approach most hiring managers still take in an environment where STEM talent is hard to find. If you want to attract top engineering talent,… Read more »
Three Advantages Of Hiring IT Contractors
If you are like most managers who hire for IT, you’ve struggled to find top talent over the last several years. If you’ve been spinning your wheels using the same tactics over and over, an effective way to close skill gaps and overcome hiring challenges is to work with IT contractors. These skilled professionals are… Read more »
Retain Your Top Engineering Talent With These 4 Tips
Turnover is an expensive problem for engineering teams. It can cost anywhere from one to two times an employee’s salary to replace them. The higher up or the engineer is on the ladder or the more specialized their role is, the more costly it becomes to replace them. Here are five tips to help you… Read more »
3 Tips for Making Contract Engineers Feel Like Part of the Team
Contract engineers can be a valuable resource for complex or high-pressure projects. These short-term, skilled professionals help keep projects on track, alleviate strain on your existing staff and provide access to skills your current team may lack. However, contract engineers only add value when they feel like they are part of the team. Use these strategies… Read more »
Attracting Top Engineering Talent in a Tight Hiring Market
Every engineering hiring manager knows that the hiring market is tight today. It’s easy to assume that the problem is just a lack of talent, but the fact is, great companies hire top engineering talent every day. The best engineers are currently working, and they aren’t scouring job boards looking for new opportunities. The good news? You can attract top engineering candidates… Read more »
Your Guide to Onboarding New Engineers
A new employee’s first few days on the job will determine how they feel about working for you and how long they stay with your company. A poor (or nonexistent) onboarding experience will almost always lead to turnover within the first year. To set up new engineers for success, develop a strong onboarding process that… Read more »
How to Recruit Strong Defense Engineers
There is a well-documented STEM talent shortage in the US and that shortage has impacted the defense industry. It has never been more challenging to source and recruit top engineering talent. Not only is the number of engineering graduates not matching the number of open jobs each year, but defense contractors and government agencies must… Read more »
Three Advantages of Hiring Contract Engineers
Traditionally, businesses have used contract engineers to plug staffing shortfalls. However, there are other advantages to hiring contract engineers that can benefit your bottom line. If you are looking to achieve your strategic goals, and recruiting exceptional engineering talent has been a challenge, it might be time to consider working with contract engineers. Get Access… Read more »
Interview Questions That Will Challenge Your Engineering Candidates
When interviewing engineering candidates, it’s natural to focus on the person’s area of expertise, but it is important to ask a variety of questions that include technical acumen as well as interpersonal skills, teamwork, values, etc., that tie into both performance and cultural alignment. Here are some interview questions you should include that will challenge… Read more »