Hiring for engineers is becoming more competitive as the economy returns to full strength from its recent recession. Hiring managers who know their organization’s needs and culture well are better placed to find the right engineer for their company. It also pays to know what skills, qualities, and personality traits serve engineers well in their …
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It’s that time of year again. You’re facing a seasonal rush, or perhaps you’re dealing with a big project. Your company finds itself short-staffed, unable to tackle the rising rate of work on a normal schedule. Should you pay your current staff overtime to handle the extra work? Or should you bring on temporary workers …
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Hiring for engineers in the Portland area is becoming more competitive. If companies are to find top candidates, the compensation offered for top candidates must also stay competitive. Your company needs information about the local market for engineers, including the going rate for engineers in Portland. …
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that employment in the United States will increase 10.8 percent between 2012 and 2022, adding over 15.6 million jobs to the economy. Healthcare-related occupations and industries are expected to add the most jobs, although nearly every economic sector will be affected by the need to hire more people. …
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When you interview candidates, you expect them to do their best to “sell” their skills, experience, and work ethic in job interviews. But the best interviewers recognize that interviews are a conversation. The two-way nature of an interview offers an opportunity for hiring managers to “sell” their company to job candidates during interviews. …
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Colleges and universities throughout the United States are seeing an increase in the number of students enrolling in engineering programs, with a correlating decrease in the number of students enrolling in business, humanities, and science programs. The looming increase in engineering graduates expected as a result of this trend will change the playing field for …
Hiring managers work hard to find the right candidate every time they add a team member. Interviews, reference checks, and other steps in the hiring process are intended to find the best possible candidate. Unfortunately, a number of factors can result in a mediocre hire – or in a long-term employee losing his or her …
Companies hire temporary employees for a number of reasons. Often, companies seek to improve their bottom line and their flexibility by bringing on one or more temporary employees to handle a temporary increase in workload or to fill a crucial “skills gap” while the company seeks a long-term replacement. Like any staffing arrangement, temporary employees …
In most parts of the country, engineering has seen a slowdown in growth. The Pacific Northwest, however, is bucking this trend with steady growth in the engineering field. According to most estimates, the Pacific Northwest can expect to see an approximate three percent job growth in engineering in 2014. Since most added engineering jobs are …
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The right job can unlock something that you didn’t even know you were passionate about. That’s what happened to Erika Hillman. We’ll let her share her story. Back in 2021, I was living in Florida where I worked at Disney World in a few different roles. I worked in a restaurant as a Hostess, I …
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