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...]
Is it time to hire a Technical Sales Engineer?
How To Know When It’s Time To Hire A Technical Sales Engineer Your company creates complex technical or scientific products, and you know that your documentation and presales specifications and information need to be rock solid. The amount of time you spend on support calls before you even get to the point where you can actually start selling your product to a new customer can be substantial. Your natural instinct is to stick with an industry that your company is familiar with. It is a … [Read more...]
Get Sales Engineer Interview Ready by Answering these 29 Questions
You've been looking for a new position. You're ready to book a sales engineer interview! As an engineer, you’re used to getting involved in problem-solving and creating solutions that keep industry, commerce, and the environment working. You dive deep and have an encyclopedic knowledge of all the products and systems you work with. Perhaps your last gig didn’t really light your fire. Sometimes just finding solutions is not enough of a challenge. Passionate about … [Read more...]
Prepare For Your Engineering Interview by Answering These 21 Common Questions
You have an interview for that engineering job. Congratulations! Getting an engineering interview is a major achievement. It means that, at the very least, you have what it takes on paper, and you have a chance of landing it. Now comes the tricky part. You have to convince them that not only are you an applicant with a great resume, but you are also the right fit for the job. So a little engineering interview preparation is in order. Get Into The Head Of Your … [Read more...]
Your Guide to Recruiting Engineers During the Great Resignation
The world of employment is changing. The “Great Resignation” has put pressure on employers to rethink their processes for recruiting engineers and try to get a handle on what candidates really want from the jobs they are going for. Engineering has always been a high demand profession so in the current climate recruiting engineers is now even more challenging. Of course, keeping your existing engineers happy and developing talent internally has always been the ideal solution. However, … [Read more...]
Job Opportunities for an Agricultural Engineer
A lot has changed in farming since agricultural engineers worked out how to irrigate the arid land around the Nile and Euphrates rivers before 2,000 BC. From the Incas in Peru to the Mormons in the Salt Lake Valley, the success of agriculture was all about getting water to the crops. The skill of engineers provided the irrigation infrastructure. The 18th-century agricultural revolution saw the first major changes to the work of the agricultural engineer. Jethro Tull's cultivation and seed … [Read more...]
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