Manufacturing & Engineering
January Is a Goldmine for Hiring Passive Talent
Ever notice how January hits and suddenly professionals are updating their LinkedIn profiles, reconnecting with former colleagues, and picking up their phones when recruiters call? It’s not a coincidence. There’s a real psychological and seasonal rhythm to how people think about their jobs and careers. Between holiday season reflection, year-end bonuses, and New Year’s resolutions,…
7 Ways to Nail Your Job Interview
Searching for a new job can be tough. Maybe you can identify. You upload application after application, wondering if your résumé is even reaching a hiring manager. Waiting to hear back can feel like a black hole since you have no visibility into a company’s interview and hiring process. The journey can wear you down….
Why the Highest Salary Isn’t Always the Best Offer
One of my job candidates, a talented and experienced professional, had been looking for a new job to improve her quality of life. As many hiring managers and job seekers know, this is a common theme among professionals who, for this reason or another, are dissatisfied with their jobs or careers. My candidate, who I’ll…
Retained Search: Top 6 Most Frequently Asked Questions
If you’re considering the prospect of a retained search, you likely have a big role to fill. Maybe it’s a C-Suite position, a senior executive, vice president, board member, or a confidential hire. Roles of this magnitude have such a huge impact on an organization that most companies engage an experienced retained executive search firm to conduct the search. Companies choose this recruiting model to ensure they are onboarding…
Don’t Lose Your Top Talent This Holiday Season
The holiday season is upon us, a time when many professionals are evaluating (or re-evaluating) their jobs, satisfaction levels, and career paths. They’re reflecting on what they accomplished during the year and whether they achieved their goals. The approach of a new year often triggers a psychological reset. Behavioral science shows us that a clean break in the calendar…
Top Talent and Careers in Aviation
Some of the world’s most exciting and lucrative careers are in the travel industry, spanning commercial and private aviation, tourism, hospitality, airline tech, and airport operations and logistics. This article explores in-demand jobs for professionals interested in aviation careers, and specifically, aviation job opportunities as a pilot, airline network planner, airline revenue manager, airport…
The Power of Face-to-Face Connections with Your Recruiting Firm
Since 2020, Simón de Swaan and Mitch Marron have combined their experience, talent, and shared passion for connecting people with opportunity. That’s us, and together as Simarron (a combination of our names), we teamed up to build a strategic talent recruiting business that’s rooted in integrity, partnership, and a commitment to being the recruiting partners…
Careers in Solar Energy to Power Up in 2026
The U.S. solar industry continues to experience major growth, driven by unceasing demand for renewable energy sources for power generation. This industry comprises businesses, activities, talent, and innovative energy technologies that harness sunlight to generate power for electricity production, heating, and other power applications. The future is solid for industry companies, as well as…
Top 5 Things a Hiring Manager Needs in a Civil Engineering Recruiter
Are you a hiring manager preparing to onboard a recruiter or select a recruiting firm to fill civil engineering roles? You already know this isn’t your average area of talent acquisition. It requires a recruiter who understands this is a specialized, highly technical, high-risk, and regulation-heavy field. A lot is at stake for hiring companies,…
Set Up Your LinkedIn Profile So Talent Recruiters Can Find You
As a talent recruiter, I spend a lot of time on LinkedIn searching for job candidates. We use a variety of tools to find the right people for specific roles, and one of our most powerful resources is LinkedIn Recruiter, a platform built for recruiters to find and connect with candidates. Naturally, LinkedIn is…
