Manufacturing & Engineering
It Was Only 10 a.m. When I Realized New York Would Never Be the Same…
Back in 2001, I was working as the assistant general manager at a fine dining restaurant at The Plaza hotel in New York City. On the night of Monday, September 10, I was visiting my dad on Long Island. I decided to spend the night and head into Manhattan in the morning. The next…
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…
Who Should You Watch in This Watershed Year of Entrepreneurship?
Everybody loves a success story, especially when we see a new player or entity leap from their early stages of development into a flourishing entrepreneur and startup company. There’s a whole lot of that going on right now, and new contenders are stepping out each day. Which entrepreneurs are making the biggest waves? Who…
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…
Where Are Green Jobs Growing?
The world is at a tipping point on climate change, with related events affecting more than 1 in 4 organizations globally, according to the Deloitte Global 2021 Climate Check report. The public sector, consumer, and life sciences/healthcare industries are the most worried about business impacts, with more than 80% of their executives voicing apprehension about the…
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…
