Manufacturing & Engineering
Stress Awareness Month: How to Carry the Weight Without Breaking
April is Stress Awareness Month, and honestly, it couldn’t come at a better time. Between work, personal responsibilities, and everything in between, stress tends to become a background noise we ignore – until it’s deafening. For years, I wore stress like a badge of honor. I threw myself into my work, staying late, taking…
Pick Two: Good, Fast, Cheap – 3 Recruiting Model Arrangements
The classic engineering and manufacturing maxim known as the Project Management Triangle (also known as the iron triangle) is an effective way to view talent recruiting arrangements and outcomes. The maxim states, “Pick Two: Good, Fast, Cheap.” So, for any project that is undertaken, the concept emphasizes that you can only optimize two of the…
5 Ways to Spot True Leaders During Job Interviews
Have you ever hired a candidate for a leadership position who sounded perfect and presented well during the job interview process – but once they started, everything went sideways? They had the right answers. The right experience. The right confidence. And yet… The team started struggling. Decisions took forever. Problems just sat there,…
The Top U.S. Cities and States for Sales Jobs in 2025
Sales roles are always in demand in the job market – among employers as well as professionals in this lucrative field. Companies must have a talented salesforce to drive revenue and business growth, and sales professionals and job seekers transitioning to this career also need opportunities to earn and grow. The best opportunities for sales…
How to Ace Your Video Interview for a New Job
Having been in the talent recruiting and hiring space for several years, I’ve observed a thing or two about how job candidates perform during job interviews – both the good and the bad. I’ve had the unique opportunity as well to speak with countless hiring managers about their experiences in interviewing candidates. They see the…
Celebrate Irish American Heritage Month: A Legacy of Strength and Culture
The month of March is Irish American Heritage Month in the United States, a time to recognize and honor the profound contributions of Irish immigrants and their descendants within the fabric of American society. From politics and labor to music, literature, jobs, and cuisine, the Irish American influence is indeed woven into our country’s rich…
What’s the Best Day of the Week to Apply for a Job?
A recurring question among job seekers is whether it makes any difference what day of the week they apply for a job. Do certain days improve the odds of an application or resume being noticed by a hiring manager, human resources team, or talent recruiter? This is a good and valid question. In today’s competitive…
3 Industries Experiencing Skills Gaps
A skills gap happens when the demand for qualified professionals outweighs the supply of candidates with the technical skills to fill those job openings. In other words, companies are hiring, but there simply aren’t enough skilled workers available to step in. These gaps can emerge for a variety of reasons. Industries evolve, after all, and…
Use a Manufacturing Recruiter to Find Passive Job Candidates
In recent years, the global manufacturing industry has seen steady growth in a variety of ways, resulting from post-pandemic recovery to digital transformation, product and service innovation, sustainability initiatives, and strategic investments. The United States has experienced significant manufacturing growth driven by the same trends, particularly from infusions of capital from private investments and government…
Today’s Manufacturers Need a Strong Company Culture
As a senior talent recruiting partner specializing in manufacturing roles, I’m continually impressed to see how much goes into operating today’s manufacturing companies. Change, transformation, and investments are constant, from supplies and machinery to new technologies, machine upkeep and maintenance, and managing overhead, operating costs, training, and continuous improvement. It can be quite complex to…
