The benefits of recruiting multilingual employees are immense. They can provide in-house language support, foster a more diverse and innovative organization, help cater to a broader audience, help with customer retention, and support international growth. Most importantly they can provide contextualized information about people and places you are unfamiliar with. Context is so important in languages and situations and if you’re not fluent it’s best to talk with someone who’s a native level … [Read more...]
How to Effectively Apply to Jobs as a Junior Engineer
How to effectively apply to jobs as a Junior Engineer In 4 steps: Create a polished resume from the beginning.Keep the resume customization to a minimum.Avoid cover letters like the plague that they are.Apply if you meet about 70% of all the listed requirements. When you went into engineering you probably thought you were set when it came to salary. What you didn’t count on is how hard it can be to find and apply to jobs as a junior engineer. You’re often stuck in the “I want work … [Read more...]
The 3 Must-Have Skills for a Technical Sales Engineer
Technical sales engineers provide pre- and post-sales technical advice and support about products. They’re often a key point of contact for clients and answer queries, provide technical advice and demonstrate how to use a new product or service. A technical sales engineer has moved on from just being an engineer. They have now become a salesperson who happens to be highly knowledgeable about the offered products or services. Here are the 3 must-have skills for a technical sales … [Read more...]
What is a Technical Sales Engineer?
A technical sales engineer provides clients with advice and support pre- and post- sale. They often represent a range of industries while providing industry clients with technical knowledge to identify new business, negotiate contracts, and review sales performances. A sales engineer plays a vital role in the sales process. Technology has advanced greatly, and continues to alter how we communicate and do business year-to-year. Not everyone can keep up with the rapid advancements in … [Read more...]
4 Hiring Tips From an Engineering Recruiter
If you’re hiring an engineer without the benefit of being an engineer we’ve got 4 hiring tips for you from an engineering recruiter. Understand their motivationDo your researchLead with your problemAssess hard & soft skills Understand their motive A great way to begin any candidate search is to ask the question, “What do they want out of their job, and how can I make that happen?” In the past, candidates may have accepted a job offer based on how much money was offered. Those … [Read more...]
Top 6 Things to Look for when Hiring an Engineer
The Top 6 Things To Look For When Hiring An Engineer Technical knowledgeAbility to collaborateProblem-solvingAdaptabilityCuriosityOwnership Hard Skills Most would think that an engineer only needs up-to-date technical knowledge in their area. While technical knowledge is the first of the top 6 things to look for when hiring an engineer, it’s not the only expertise. Soft skills are vital for any team or multi-person project. Engineers don’t get to work alone all the time and … [Read more...]
What’s the Difference Between a Co-op and an Internship?
Many employers expect relevant work experience when you apply for a job, even if you’ve just graduated from college. A great way to get that experience is through a co-op or an internship. The terms are often used interchangeably, but there is a difference. The key difference between a co-op and an internship? Time. Typically, co-ops tend to be full-time employment over the course of the semester, whereas internships are typically full time over the summer. Students doing co-ops often … [Read more...]
Top Tips for Building an Inclusive Workplace
Employees have different expectations for their working life and conditions than they did just two years ago. They are asking if their employers will treat them fairly, whatever their situation or demographic may be. In order to answer these questions and step closer to building an inclusive workplace, it may be time to think about biases, more specifically, internal, unconscious biases. Unconscious Bias: Outside Of Our Control? Bias is a preconceived opinion to decide a cause or … [Read more...]
Diverse Recruitment – Is it time for a hiring audit?
There’s a growing labor shortage. How effective has your company been with diverse recruitment? The last couple of years have seen a significant shift in the attitude of employees to their working life and conditions. This isn’t just the growing expectation of being able to work a more flexible schedule or spend more time working from home. Finding the right people is becoming more challenging. It’s important to ensure that you appeal to as wide a demographic as possible. If you’re … [Read more...]
Cultivate These Leadership Qualities to Get Noticed For All the Right Reasons
There’s no getting away from it; developing your career as an engineer can be tough. Naturally, you’re skilled and knowledgeable. You studied hard and you’re starting to build up a good portfolio of project experience, but sometimes, you get the feeling that some of the best assignments are given to colleagues who seem to have an elusive quality that you are missing. Companies need good engineers, but they’re also looking for employees that have what it takes to become team leaders and … [Read more...]
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