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View all Blog Read ArticleJob vacancy highlight: Embedded software, firmware and electronic design engineers
Now and then we have a surge of job vacancies in a particular field and this time, we have three. Topping this month’s engineering vacancy popularity contest, we have: embedded software engineers, firmware engineers and electronic design engineers.
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View all Blog Read Article5 trends impacting defence and aerospace
The global defence and aerospace industries are undergoing significant change and disruption, impacting both your business and your career. This month, we’re looking at the top five trends affecting these sectors and what this means for your future.
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View all Blog Read ArticleThe future of recruitment – are agencies dead?
Recruitment is dead. At least, that’s what everyone would have you think. Internet job boards, big data sourcing and AI-powered matching all spell a dismal end for the humble recruitment consultant. Or do they?
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View all Blog Read ArticleUnderstanding Your Future Engineers: Generation Z
Generation Z will represent 36% of the workforce by 2020 - that’s less than four months away. If you’re not preparing your business, workforce, and recruitment campaigns ready for this new generation’s first day, you could be missing out some of the industry’s finest and most promising talent. This week, we’re looking at your future engineers and how to prepare your business for Generation Z.
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View all Blog Read ArticleQ1 2019: RTRS quarterly industry news round-up
Three months in and 2019 has already seen hot weather, cold weather, political debates and plenty of engineering updates, news and celebrations. Here are our favourites:
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View all Blog Read ArticleHow the Engineering Industry Can Drive Diversity and Inclusion
Society is making strides when it comes to diversity and inclusion, so why is engineering one of the UK’s largest industries dragging its feet? Only 12% of the engineering workforce is female and only 8.1% from an ethnic minority group, which for a sector employing 19% of the total UK workforce, is alarming.
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View all Blog Read ArticleHow to Truly Remove Unconscious Bias From the Recruitment Process
Bias in the engineering sector is a problem. It’s strong, it’s causing a lack of diversity, and it’s affecting the overall performance of the industry. It’s not that companies set out to be biased, but, rather, that unconscious prejudices are seeping into recruitment processes and nothing is being done about it.
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View all Blog Read ArticleSoft skill focus: project management skills
There are many blogs out there (our own included) about the increasing requirement of soft skills for engineering jobs and vacancies - but what these blogs don’t do, is delve into the specific requirements of those skills and what you can do now to improve them.
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View all Blog Read ArticleThe hidden costs of recruiting engineers
You’ll be all too familiar with the figures bouncing around about the cost of attracting and hiring talented engineers in the UK - leading you to opt for internal recruitment to save some of your budget. However, have you considered the hidden costs of recruiting engineers internally?