How This Dynamic Field Keeps Changing, Attracting Young Workers An estimated 75 million Baby Boomers are retiring soon, leaving space in the popular field of engineering. While this STEM career path remains popular with younger workers entering the labor force, the rate at which they’re replacing retirees has many in the industry worried about a […]
As we mentioned in our first blog on the five soft skills for engineers, engineering isn’t only about robotics, manufacturing, structure analysis, and programming. These days, the technical skills of engineering aren’t enough to succeed as an engineer. To be a successful engineer, you need soft skills to call on to be more focused in […]
There’s a candidate shortage throughout industries in today’s job market—this is especially true when looking to fill intensive roles like engineers. Finding qualified engineers to join your team can be stressful and challenging as the number of available professionals lowers every year. There are multiple reasons why hiring engineering talent is more difficult, and they […]
Engineering isn’t only about robotics, manufacturing, structure analysis, and programming. Surprised? Believe it or not, engineering technical skills aren’t enough to cut it these days in the field. A trustworthy, adaptable, and competent engineer has technical acumen as well as soft skills. Tech employees face decreased productivity, innovation, and growth if they don’t have soft […]
It’s hard out here for a hiring manager. Today’s historically tight labor market has organizations across all industries entrenched in what has become romantically referred to as the “War for Talent.” Companies scramble over one another for a chance to vie for an ever-dwindling supply of available candidates, exhausting all available means to attract, hire, […]
With month after month hovering near record unemployment lows, hiring has rarely been as challenging as it is today. When job openings outnumber job seekers by the widest gap ever, companies have to innovate recruiting strategies in the hopes of separating themselves during a time of ultra-competition for top talent. We’ll share some insight into […]
As 2019 comes to a close, it’s doubtful that anyone has been able to dodge the headlines about the nation-wide shortage of engineering talent. If somehow your superhuman reflexes or lack of internet service have kept you in the dark, sorry, but your time is up—we’ll tell you now. The engineering talent shortage has emerged […]
Just like in 2018, the engineering industry in 2019 showcased the impact of numerous digital technologies. From the continued rise of artificial intelligence and robotics to connected job sites and smart cities, few processes in engineering will leave the digital transformation age unchanged. While these disruptive technologies contain the promise of increased efficiency, productivity, and […]
It’s difficult to begin any sort of reporting on trends in the engineering industry without first mentioning the stark talent shortage facing many employers. 2019 was yet another year where open engineering jobs vastly outnumbered available, job-seeking candidates. Whether it’s due to a dissipating interest in STEM-related fields among younger generations or a steadily retiring […]