The job outlook blooms slightly this April with the employment rate dipping below 7.5 percent and the economy adding 165,000 new positions. It is time to remain cautiously optimistic this progress will continue. Historically staffing slows during the vacation months of…
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Searching for Perfect Candidate May Miss the Perfect Match
When hiring managers begin to write the list of qualifications, they build lists of everything they think they want in a candidate. It’s a process not unlike building a dating profile; pulling characteristics out of the air to describe the perfect match. In dating, people tend to understand that finding someone who matches that description is unlikely. When they find someone they like, it is almost a coincidence when they match even the broadest elements of the original profile.
Pennsylvania’s manufacturing sector attracts new hires
The U.S. manufacturing sector has faced its fair share of challenges over the years, with many firms closing plants and others shipping operations overseas.
Engineering jobs show rising signs
A Central Kansas city is seeing a bright start to the year with the expansion of a local plant.
Mixed bag for engineering jobs around the country
A Denver-area family-owned engineering firm is looking to bring on some new blood to its ranks.
High-tech engineering jobs plentiful in Wisconsin and New York
Two high-tech engineering companies have announced expansions as they continue to look for qualified workers.
Electric Boat to hire hundreds of engineers in new year
Connecticut-based submarine manufacturer Electric Boat Corporation has announced plans to recruit hundreds of engineers in 2012 at its shipyard facility in Groton.
Pearl Harbor shipyard to hire engineers, apprentices
The Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard recently held a job fair to help find engineers and apprentices.