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2021 Engineering Trends: What Can Employers Learn?

BY STEVE ERMAK PRACTICE LEAD - ENGINEERING & DESIGN Are you having trouble finding qualified engineers to fill crucial roles in your company? If so, you’re not alone. Talented, qualified engineers are in increasingly high demand right now. This is due to a number of factors, many of which you’re likely already seeing in your...

Why Q3 2021 is the Perfect Time to Level Up in Your Engineering Career

BY MIKE GOURLEY SR. TECHNICAL RECRUITER Right now, in Q3 2021, the job market for engineers is better than it’s been in a long time. Now is the time to dip your toes into the water and see if you should level up in your career. The high demand for qualified engineers is due to...

How to Compete for the Best Engineering Talent in 2021

BY STEVE ERMAK PRACTICE LEAD - ENGINEERING & DESIGN Right now, in 2021, the engineering market is white hot. Although there are plenty of students with engineering degrees, fewer and fewer candidates have the requisite skills to succeed as engineers in top organizations. This is resulting in a growing talent gap: too many jobs and...

How to Land an Engineering Job in 2021 by “Owning” Your Interview

BY MIKE GOURLEY SR. TECHNICAL RECRUITER Employers don’t hire for skills. They don’t hire for experience. They don’t even hire for hustle. Sure, those things are important, but they only point to the real thing employers want: value. They’re interested in answering one simple question: → How much value do you provide to the organization,...

Research on the Engineering Talent Shortage Says We Should Start Worrying

Did you check out our recent 2019 Hiring Insights in Engineering yet? We’ve got the research to prepare for your 2019 hiring initiatives. Go check it out, then meet us back here. The talent shortage. A long-time buzzword in the engineering and manufacturing sectors – one you’d be tempted to tune out by…

Brightwing 2019 Hiring Insights in Engineering

The engineering sector is experiencing a brain drain dilemma. Many baby boomer engineers are retiring at greater rates than graduates are entering the workforce. This isn’t a new phenomenon, but it will play a significant role in how organizations strategize for their 2019 hiring. This skills gap is the underlying theme for many of…

4 Locations with the Highest Demand for Engineers

Engineering is a field that has historically seen strong demand, but with a current unemployment rate of 1.7%, the need for talent in the field is reaching a fever pitch. Hiring managers can’t find enough engineering talent, while professionals working in the field are finding it overwhelming to sift through the sheer number of…

GM’s Plan for New Vehicles and a Zero-Emission Future

On October 2, GM announced its plans to globally launch at least 20 new all-electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles by the year 2023. In fact, it intends to release two of these new vehicles within the next 18 months. This launch plan supports GM’s vision of an “autonomous, zero-emission future,” which the company’s CEO Mary Barra…

6 Mistakes to Avoid When Recruiting

Recruiting is not merely a function of HR, it’s essential to the success of your organization. Without a well-defined strategy for recruiting talent, you run the risk of making inefficient and costly hiring decisions—up to $17,000 in lost productivity, compromised work quality, and turnover. To ensure better hires, you need a targeted recruiting strategy…

5 Tips for Purpose-Driven Recruiting

The art and science of recruiting with purpose goes beyond matching a skill set to a job requirement. It’s about understanding the position and its impact on the organization and industry—and finding the ideal candidate who aligns with the organization’s core values and the other employees. Brightwing’s 5 Tips for Purpose-Driven Recruiting…

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