Manufacturing & Engineering
What Are Today’s Manufacturing Candidates Really Looking For?
Every day, I hear manufacturing job candidates ask this question of employers and prospective employers: “Do you trust me?” Now, job seekers typically don’t use those words, but that’s what they mean when they make increasingly common statements like these in response to job postings and interview questions: “Work-life balance is most important to me.” …
How to Hire and Retain Skilled Operators and Technicians: A Guide to Manufacturing Success
Hiring is hard. Hiring skilled operators and technicians can be even harder. This guide shares how to hire the best new employees with ease and how to retain them. Keep in mind that the labor market is tight, so it’s more difficult than ever to find and keep qualified employees. But with just a few…
Your Carbon Footprint and 20 Ways to Make It Smaller
Imagine if your own footprint weighed 32,000 pounds. That’s 16 tons! Astonishingly, that is the average carbon footprint per person, per year in the United States. It represents the collective amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, etc., that we are responsible for releasing into the atmosphere in our…
Which Car Brands Are Shaking Up the Auto Industry?
Auto manufacturing has radically changed over the past two decades, driven by technological advancements and environmental challenges, such as climate change and the global pandemic. The impact of these factors has infused fresh competition and opportunities for ‘coopetition,’ in which manufacturers are creating strategic partnerships to seize new solutions, speed to market, and competitive advantages….
Fixing the Supply Chain Calls for Strong Leadership and Resilience
Covid-19, in conjunction with longstanding supply chain deficiencies, unleashed calamitous disruptions in domestic and international supply chains. The domino effects continue to reverberate throughout industries, financial markets, and directly to consumers who are paying higher prices and waiting longer to receive goods. The pandemic brought into stark and painful focus the challenges that have existed…
Talking Shop: An Interview With Eric Goodwin – President, Goodwin Recruiting
Original article posted by Industrial Machinery Digest, By Russ Willcutt – November 1, 2021 When a manufacturing company comes to you needing help in recruiting employees, how does the process begin? We have approximately 200 representatives in the field. We make a point of contracting with local reps so that they’ll already be familiar with…
3 Ways You Can Create a More Applicant-Friendly Manufacturing Recruiting Process
Times change, and gone are the days of employers approaching manufacturing recruiting with a “my way or the highway” attitude. Job seekers now expect reciprocal respect and make snap judgments about company culture based on the application and hiring processes. Fortunately, there are ways organizations can create more applicant-friendly manufacturing recruiting processes. Here are three…
Build a Better Resume: Get a Better Manufacturing Job With These Helpful Tips
Writing a resume can be frustrating for manufacturing and engineering professionals. Many workers feel that being good at one’s job should be enough. As the saying goes, the proof is in the pudding. Unfortunately, prospective employers don’t know if someone is good until later in the interview process. Fair or not, landing a great manufacturing…
3 Reasons to Partner With Industrial Recruiting Firms
Manufacturing is on the rebound in the United States, which is great news for thousands of companies and workers! However, a lack of qualified job applicants is limiting output for many organizations. While people with the necessary skills are thrilled with their higher wages, companies are struggling to find people with the right competencies. Fortunately,…
Exploring the Day-To-Day Life of a CNC Machinist
Anybody who’s traveled knows we sometimes create images of places in our minds that later turn out to be far different in reality. That faraway paradise might actually be an industrial seaport with a few scattered palm trees. The same is true for people considering a career as a CNC machinist. It’s easy to get…
