Posts by April Taylor
Resume Writing Tips for Engineers
It’s a new year and that means it’s time to refresh your resume! Whether you are looking to make a change in your engineering career or not, your resume acts as a wonderful tool of reflection and planning. 2020 presented its challenges – however, it likely brought many professional accomplishments, projects, and new skills which…
Read MoreAssign a Project Champion to Your Engineering Recruiting Search for Optimal Results
Whether you’re doing your recruiting with an engineering search firm, your internal recruiting team, or a combination of the two, it’s critical that you treat the search just as you would a project. This means you need to designate a Project Manager or Project Champion for the search. Throughout my years of experience recruiting, I’ve…
Read More3 Steps for Hiring the Best Engineers
Enginuity has had the honor of being involved with recruiting engineers for hundreds of companies who were seeking to hire. And no doubt about it, the demand for skilled Engineers is at an all-time high, even now during the global pandemic. Unfortunately, the supply is not nearly as high. If you are going to hire…
Read MoreBuilding a Company Culture of Loyalty is Key to Longevity and Growth
I’m certain most people reading this blog post have decided to change jobs at some point. Whether it’s for more opportunity, growth potential, life change, career advancement, or something else entirely, job changes are more commonplace than they’ve ever been. Have you ever been met with a “you’re dead to me” mentality by an employer?…
Read MoreUsing Recruitment Marketing to Attract Engineering Candidates in the Pre-Hiring Phase
WHAT IS RECRUITMENT MARKETING? Recruitment marketing refers to the tactics used to attract top talent in the pre-applicant phase of hiring. Notably, the notion of attracting candidates borrows best practices from the discipline of marketing, but with prospective employees, rather than customers, as the target audience. This is more important than ever in a competitive…
Read MoreHow to Keep Your Engineers From Being Lured Away; Understanding Employee Needs
Why do engineers leave one firm for another? Perhaps you need to work harder at understanding employee needs in your firm. I’ve had thousands of conversations with engineers as to why they consider other engineering employment opportunities, and that gives me unique insight to answer this difficult question. The number one reason an engineer or…
Read MoreThe Importance of Managing Your Company’s Reputation
Recruit and Attract Top Talent, whether you are hiring now or later. Your company’s reputation with clients isn’t just critical to the success of your business, it’s also a major factor in attracting top talent employees to your company. Now is the time to gain clarity around your reputation, whether you are hiring now, or…
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