Maximizing Talent Retention: How Engineering Staffing and Recruiting Agencies Help Employers Keep Their Top Performers

Finding and hiring top engineering talent isn’t easy. These professionals are in high demand, and they’re not a dime a dozen – engineers are highly specialized, and their services don’t always come cheap. In recent years, the hiring market has gotten even tighter as issues like inflation, an aging workforce resulting in record retirements, and… Read more »
Tips for Writing Job Descriptions for Software Positions
Hiring for software positions can be tough, especially if you aren’t a software expert yourself. Today’s software professionals have a lot of options, and they won’t bother applying if you don’t grab their attention with your initial job posting. Fortunately, following these simple tips can take your software job descriptions to the next level. Get… Read more »
The Best Podcasts for Engineers to Listen to Right Now
The field of engineering moves fast. In fact, if you don’t take active steps to keep up with your skills, you could be obsolete in as little as two years! Fortunately, there are more ways than ever before for engineers to keep up with the latest trends and best practices. Here are a few of… Read more »
What Are the Benefits of Working with a Recruiter for Newly Graduated Engineers?

Between issues like inflation, high-profile layoffs in the tech world, and ongoing economic uncertainty, it can be a strange time to enter the job market as a new graduate. If you’ve recently graduated with your engineering degree and are ready to start your search, it pays to have a reliable partner by your side. Utilizing… Read more »
Tips for Managing a Team of Engineers in Detroit
Once known for its vital role in the auto industry, and then a period of urban decay, Detroit has reinvented itself as an up-and-coming tech hub. With a highly supportive local business climate and lots of tech professionals calling the city home, it can be an excellent spot for any tech company. But the actual… Read more »
Benefits of Hiring Contract Engineers in Los Angeles
Los Angeles is a tremendous location for tech companies of all sizes. It’s far enough away from Silicon Valley to avoid the most cutthroat competition. And the city boasts beautiful weather, plenty of things to do, and a seemingly endless stream of available engineers and other tech professionals. But don’t be too quick to hire… Read more »
Springing Ahead with These Top Software Industry Trends
If you’re thinking of adding some new staff to your software team this spring, it only makes sense to be aware of the latest software industry trends. You’ll want to make sure that your team is fully ready to embrace coming changes. Try to ensure that your team has at least one expert in each… Read more »
How to Start Q2 Strong
Can you believe we’re already starting the second quarter of 2023? If you’ve been letting your career goals slide, now is the right time to make a renewed push. Here are some tips for a strong Q2. Take Time to Assess Every quarter, take a hard look at your performance thus far. What have you… Read more »
Should Tech Companies Hire an IT Recruiting Agency During a Recession?

Recession fears, instability in the banking system, record inflation… There’s no question that the economy is in a tough spot right now. By some definitions, the U.S. has already entered a recession – we experienced two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth last year. But whether we are already in a recession period or it’s… Read more »
Best Places to Work in Chicago, and How PEAK Can Help

Chicago has become a major engineering hub in recent years, offering plenty of opportunities for engineers of every description. It’s a great place to live and work, blending affordability with excellent public transportation and a vast array of cultural pursuits. But it’s a big city, and deciding just where to work can be challenging. Here… Read more »