Category: Engineering Clients
What Kind of Culture Do Engineers Look For?
When building an engineering team, company culture matters. A positive culture fosters collaboration, efficiency, productivity and support. A great culture also offers a competitive advantage when recruiting new engineers. So, what kind of culture do engineers typically look for? Supportive Independence No one likes to be micromanaged and no one enjoys working for a company… Read more »
What Makes a Good Engineering Manager?
Engineering managers must lead and inspire their teams to do their best work every day. Their leadership has a direct impact on how productive, efficient, engaged and successful their people are as they move through a project. So, what traits should you look for to identify a good engineering manager? Humility Humility can often be… Read more »
Having Trouble Finding the Right Engineering Candidate? Look Internally
It has never been more challenging to find great engineering talent. Between a tight employment market and STEM skill gaps, employers have struggled to find well-matched candidates, and the more specialized and high-level the open role, the more difficult a search becomes. However, by looking internally and promoting from within, companies can find great candidates… Read more »
What a Telecommunications Engineer Looks for in Your Company
Finding and hiring top telecommunications engineers in the current market is a challenge. In a competitive landscape, it is important to understand exactly what candidates want from a company. Engineers can be picky when it comes to choosing opportunities, and talented people won’t make a change unless all their needs are met. While every candidate… Read more »
Best Ways to Attract Passive Engineering Candidates
There is a very real shortage of STEM professionals in the U.S., and the gap is not likely to close any time soon. Couple that with historically low unemployment levels, and it is extremely difficult to find the right candidates for engineering roles. In order to fill critical positions, hiring managers need to branch out… Read more »
How to Help Your Engineers Hit the Ground Running on Day 1
When you hire an engineer, your expectations are high and you want them to start making valuable contributions as quickly as possible. If you’re hired the right person, they also want to hit the ground running. The best way to help a new engineer learn the ropes and start focusing on critical tasks is to… Read more »
Stop Engineering Turnover
Stop Engineering Turnover Turnover is a challenge for almost any organization, and often, the most difficult part of solving the puzzle is understanding why engineers leave their jobs. It is hard to get accurate information out of engineers, even during exit interviews, because professionals don’t want to burn bridges. However, if your organization is suffering… Read more »
The Key to Attracting Experienced Engineers
There is an engineering skill gap that many employers are struggling to close. However, savvy firms know the key to attracting experienced engineers is much simpler than most people think. Offering flexible work opportunities like remote work and project-based contracts opens your firm up to a whole crop of experienced engineers you may not otherwise… Read more »
Six Tactics to Find Engineers
It is hard to find engineers and technical candidates. The unemployment rate for architecture and engineering occupations nationwide has fallen to 1.3% from 2.2% from a year earlier, and the trend is downward. The National Federation of Independent Business reports that: Job creation plans and unfilled job openings both set new records. The percentage of small business owners saying… Read more »
How to Make a Wireless/Telecommunications Project Succeed
Telecommunications and wireless companies are locked in an ongoing and epic battle for dominance in the market. That fierce competition forces continual strategy changes, goal shifts, innovations, development of new services, etc., all under continuous and increasing pressure. This means that telecom and wireless projects – both large and small – can experience major swings… Read more »