Staffing Industry Trends

How to Know When to Hire More Employees in Engineering (and How a Staffing Partner Helps)

October 29, 2024 in Engineering Clients, Staffing Industry Trends

Engineering teams are the backbone of innovation across today’s most dynamic industries, from automated manufacturing and aerospace to pharmaceutical development and medical device design. As projects grow increasingly complex—whether you’re developing next-generation robotics systems or advancing biomedical technologies—the pressure to deliver breakthrough solutions while maintaining operational excellence has never been greater. But how do you […]

Emerging Strategies for Managing an Agile Workforce

April 28, 2016 in Staffing Industry Trends, Tips for CEOs, Tips for Engineering Managers

By: Leslie Stevens-Huffman As more engineering managers leverage external talent on an interim basis, they are realizing that their organizations need a strategy to manage and maximize the contributions of outside experts and contract professionals. However, as workforce guru Dr. John Sullivan notes: “Some individuals think that an agile talent management strategy is little more […]

It’s Time to Reengineer Your Relationships with Recruiters

October 1, 2015 in Staffing Industry Trends, Tips for CEOs, Tips for Engineering Managers, Tips for Hiring Managers

By: Leslie Stevens-Huffman Engineering managers count on third-party recruiters to find talented professionals for contract and full-time positions, even on short notice. But relying on a reactive, last-minute approach to talent acquisition and outsiders may result in higher bill rates and fewer engineering candidates to choose from in a competitive labor market. Treating recruiters as […]

Engineering Solutions to Today’s Talent Shortage

July 28, 2014 in Staffing Industry Trends, Tips for CEOs, Tips for Engineering Contractors, Tips for Engineering Managers, Tips for Hiring Managers

By: Leslie Stevens-Huffman Engineers are among the toughest spots to fill in the U.S., with 49 percent of employers struggling to find talent. In fact, employers advertised more than 280,000 open engineering positions in 2013 – setting a new high. While Congress and universities have enacted programs to support the education and future development of […]

Trends with Benefits: Five Engineering Workplace Trends for 2014

December 27, 2013 in Staffing Industry Trends, Tips for CEOs, Tips for Engineering Managers, Tips for Hiring Managers

By: Leslie Stevens-Huffman Most engineering organizations view their people as their most valuable asset. That’s why highly effective engineering managers monitor workplace changes and adapt their strategies, policies and hiring practices toward the shifting demographics, preferences and work styles of engineering professionals. We’ve scoured numerous articles, research reports and studies to come up with the […]

Five Myths about Co-Employment

November 27, 2013 in Staffing Industry Trends, Tips for CEOs, Tips for Engineering Managers, Tips for Hiring Managers

By: Leslie Stevens-Huffman The topic of co-employment often arises when engineering firms utilize experienced contractors to meet project deadlines. Managers sometimes perceive that contract professionals pose excessive risks and threats since the co-employment topic is so misunderstood. Or as Stephen Clancy, director, Contingent Workforce Strategies and Research for Staffing Industry Analysts recently wrote in Challenging […]

Should You Involve Your Team in the Contractor Selection Process?

April 1, 2013 in Staffing Industry Trends, Tips for Engineering Managers, Tips for Hiring Managers

By: Leslie Stevens-Huffman Did you know that co-worker relationships play the greatest role in determining on-the-job happiness – even more than financial compensation? In fact, 91 percent of engineers say they want to meet their prospective peers during the interview process, while only 73 percent say it’s important to meet the CEO. Peer interviews actually […]

How to Attract Top Engineering Talent

March 4, 2013 in News, Staffing Industry Trends, Tips for CEOs, Tips for Engineering Contractors, Tips for Engineering Managers, Tips for Hiring Managers

Sell the merits of your project to win the services of hot engineering contractors By: Leslie Stevens-Huffman With the market for engineering talent heating up, an experienced contractor may have several irons in the fire by the time they meet with you. In fact, a remarkable 86 percent of IT/engineering workers who participated in a […]

Key Spot Shortages Trends for Engineering Talent

November 7, 2012 in Staffing Industry Trends, Tips for Engineering Managers, Tips for Hiring Managers

By: Leslie Stevens-Huffman It’s so hard to find industrial engineers in Houston, that veteran contractors command premium pay. Meanwhile, miles away in Detroit, automakers are letting employees bring their dogs to work in order to keep high flying Silicon Valley firms from poaching prized engineers. There’s no empirical evidence of a general shortage of engineers, […]

Career Contractors

October 12, 2012 in Staffing Industry Trends, Tips for Engineering Managers, Tips for Hiring Managers

We thought you might be interested this article of Today’s Engineer. The article speaks to the notion of “career contractors,” those engineers who prefer contract work over full-time employment with a single organization. Moving from project to project enables veteran contractors to work on projects they prefer. Besides being able to work on plum projects, […]

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