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 »
4 Soft Skills to Possess as a Developer
If you are thinking about searching for a new job as a developer or moving up in your career, you have probably focused a great deal of energy on building your technical skills. However, employers are looking for more than just experience and fluency in specific programming languages. They want people who have the soft… Read more »
5 Reasons Why You Should Work With an Engineering Recruiter to Find a Job
Let’s be honest. Even though engineers are in high demand, finding a great job isn’t easy. Job searches are time-consuming, especially when you are employed. They are also incredibly frustrating. Employers can be unresponsive, scheduling interviews can be challenging and it can be impossible to accurately evaluate whether a job is really right for you.… 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 »
Taking Advantage of the Tight Job Market as an IT Candidate
Unemployment for tech workers has been well below the national average for nearly a decade and each year the market gets even more competitive. Companies have been forced to work harder to attract and retain IT talent and salaries have been steadily increasing. If you are an IT professional looking to grow your career, now… Read more »
Are Certifications Worth The Effort For Engineers?
If you were to poll 100 engineers and ask whether certifications are valuable to their careers, you’d walk away with a variety of answers. The problem is that is can be difficult to determine whether a certification led to a promotion or a step forward, but most engineers who do have certifications credit those credentials… 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 »
How to List IT Contract Experience on Your Resume
IT contracting and consulting is an extremely popular career choice for tech pros today. It offers flexibility, the opportunity to work on exciting projects, and often delivers a bigger paycheck. However, it can also turn your resume into a long and confusing document. Resumes should be concise, but they also must provide a snapshot of your career… Read more »
Stop Losing Your Top IT Talent To Competitors
Turnover in the tech sector is high and it can cost your company tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars per year in lost productivity and recruitment costs. While you can’t eliminate all turnover, you can slow it down significantly by giving IT talent what they want and need to thrive. Pay Them Well You… Read more »