Tag: peak technical staffing
Digital Transformation 2022 Trends: Get Your Business Ready and Staffed
Digital transformation has been ongoing for years. Companies continually seek to build a fully integrated customer experience across all channels while simultaneously modernizing their IT infrastructure and technologies. If you’ve been sitting on the fence, though, now is the time to act. Here are four trends for 2022 that all businesses, regardless of size or… Read more »
These Engineering Jobs Are in Demand for 2022
Engineering is such a diverse field that nearly anyone with a head for science and math, and a passion for problem-solving, can find the right fit. Engineers also remain in heavy demand across all specializations as we emerge from the pandemic era and get to work solving the immense challenges facing the world today. In… Read more »
How to Attract Young Engineers
Graduating college students can be an excellent source of new hires. But if you’re still recruiting on campus the way you did 30 years ago, luring students to your career fair booth with free pizza and T-shirts, you’re never going to attract the candidates you want. You also won’t get far by paying for email… Read more »
California’s Unemployment Rate and What that Means for Hiring in the New Year
The national unemployment rate has dropped quickly following a massive rise in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, closing out 2021 at just 4.2%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But California’s unemployment rate has not followed suit, ending the year at 6.9%, the highest in the nation. Still, forecasters at both UCLA and… Read more »
How To Prevent Candidate Ghosting
You might think of ghosting or suddenly cutting off contact with no explanation as something that only happens in dating relationships. But it’s becoming more and more common among job applicants, especially during this time of major worker shortages. You can’t prevent it altogether. But there are some active steps you can take to reduce… Read more »
Biotech Business Growth in the Northern & Southern California Regions
If you run a business, it only makes sense to pay attention to your competitors, including up-and-coming industries nearby. In both Northern and Southern California, the hottest new industry is biotech. One of the main reasons for this is a biotech business incubator at Loma Linda University. Known as n3EIGHT (incubate), it’s designed to bring… Read more »
Defense in the LA and San Diego Region
Are you having trouble attracting top-notch candidates for your open engineering positions? Maybe you need to tweak how you position your company within the job market. The defense industry is huge in the Los Angeles and San Diego region, and job seekers know it. Remember, defense includes not just government agencies but also companies that… Read more »
How Much Does a Staffing Agency Charge? Part 2: Billing Structures
If you’re thinking about partnering with a staffing firm such as PEAK, you might be wondering how much it will cost. While it is true that you’ll be charged for services, your costs may be different from what you expect. In this two-part series, we’re breaking down the costs and billing structures you will see.… Read more »
How Much Does a Staffing Agency Charge? Part 1: Mandatory Fees
If you’re considering working with a staffing agency such as PEAK, your first thought might be, “How much will this cost?” It is true that employers pay for staffing services, but exactly how much you pay may be different from what you expect. In this two-part series, we’ll break down the costs and pricing models… Read more »
Why Working with an Engineering Staffing Agency Will Solve Your Hiring Problems
Hiring is expensive and time consuming even under ideal conditions. Your HR team has to create job ads, figure out where to place them, and then go through the tedious process of reviewing resumes, interviewing candidates, and deciding who to hire. Meanwhile, the rest of your staff is working twice as hard to cover the… Read more »