Kansas Engineering Receives Education Boost from Wichita-Based Aviation Company
The Wichita-based aviation company Textron has made headlines with their generous donation to Kansas State University’s College of Engineering. The manufacturer of Cessna airplanes is giving the school a whopping $100,000, which is specifically earmarked for supporting women in engineering. On top of the cash amount, the company is also building the Textron Aviation Women […]
KC Recruiting Companies Offer Valuable Help During Periods of Rapid Growth
Witnessing your business enter into a stage of rapid growth can be equal parts exhilarating and terrifying. After all, as thrilling as it is to see your business become a success, adjusting to the increased workload and hiring demands that routinely accompany swift, sudden growth has the potential to overwhelm an already resource-taxed fledgling endeavor. […]
Kansas City’s Reputation for Fostering Engineering Excellence
Kansas City is home to some of the oldest and highest-ranked engineering firms in the country, as well as to some of the best and brightest in industry talent. In 2015 the respected trade publication Engineering News-Record ranked local firms HNTB, Burns & McDonnell, and Black & Veatch among the top twenty firms in the […]
Hiring a Contract Recruiting Firm Reduces the Cost to Your Recruiting
At first glance, the cost of adding new talent to your engineering firm may seem minimal. Advertising fees notwithstanding, it would appear as though the hiring process, overseen by an established HR department, requires very little in the way of financial investment. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. Hiring is a multi-step process, […]
A Brief Look at the State of Engineering Jobs and Candidates in America
In the United States, engineering demands are steadily growing as sectors such as renewable energy, oil, and aerospace continues to rapidly expand. Forbes reports that job growth in each of the engineering sectors has been in the double digits since 2010, with engineering jobs as a whole having grown by 7%. According to the United […]
How to Hire Top Engineering Talent for Your Firm
Know The Market According to the American Society for Engineering Education, in 2009 approximately 74,000 engineering and computer science degrees were issued in the United States alone. And, as the National Society of Professional Engineers notes, there are around 450,000 licensed professional engineers working across the nation. These numbers point to the reality that engineering […]
Technical Recruiting Helps HR Stay Focused
The human resources department represents one of the essential components of any business, whether it is comprised of 10 employees or 10,000. HR managers and staff are responsible for a variety of crucial tasks, from managing payroll and benefits to mediating workplace conflicts to technical recruiting new employees. Given this already sizable workload, finding the […]
What an Engineering and Manufacturing Technical Recruiter Brings to the Table
Technical recruiters fill a vital niche in today’s engineering- and manufacturing-driven job market. Like a general recruiter, a technical recruiter must have the abilities to identify, screen, and connect qualified job candidates with businesses. Importantly, however, a technical recruiter must also possess a nuanced understanding of technologies, as well as a deep familiarity with the […]
Job Seekers get help from Kansas City Recruiting Companies
Unemployed? Recently graduated? Looking for a new job? It’s hard out there, even for the most qualified candidates. Finding a desirable job with the right organization is a big challenge. That’s why you shouldn’t do it alone. There are many Kansas City recruiting companies that specialize in connecting employers and employees. Austin Nichols Technical search […]