Selecting the right engineering staffing agency requires more work than just partnering with a regular staffing agency. Suppose you need specialized professionals for a contract or permanent assignment. In that case, it is advisable to retain the services of a staffing agency that has a proven track record of delivering solutions to organizations like yours.  Based on the type of…

When Contractor Staffing Really Makes a Difference Most individuals are familiar with the traditional employer/employee relationship, where an employee is hired by a company on a full-time/perm basis. When an organization requires an employee for a short-term assignment to handle a spike in workload or a specialized task, the organization typically has two choices: (1) They can invest in the…

Working with a technical staffing firm to recruit new employees for short or long-term placements is sometimes smart for businesses that do not wish to strain their internal recruiting teams with extra work. However, undertaking the task of choosing a technical staffing firm can prove to be a daunting experience.  As the number of staffing agencies continues to flood the…

You may have heard that there are some real advantages of using a specialized technical temp agency to meet your company’s hiring needs.  Rather than attempting to hire new employees on your own, you can save time and money by hiring the help of a technical temp agency. However, choosing the right provider can prove to be difficult, especially when…

You may think all interviews follow a standard process.  The hiring manager asks a few questions, for example, “why should we hire you?”, “what are your strengths and weaknesses?” and “where do you see yourself in five years?”.  Additional questions may center on the choice of location and salary expectations. Recruiters would like to know that you can handle the…

How to Find and Recruit Engineers? It’s the question all rapidly growing industries face when their job postings provide no quality candidates. Finding and recruiting engineers is not easy during good economic times, but attracting well-qualified candidates to your company can be done with a little creativity and some patience. This blog post shares some strategies you can follow to…

Since Colorado legalized recreational cannabis use in 2012, I’ve seen a huge increase in candidates failing their drug tests. More often than not, these failed tests stem from ‘legal’ marijuana use and they expose a bit of a problem with the status of the drug. There are always going to be extremes in either direction, but in many cases, employers…

Any HR manager, IT manager, engineering manager, business owner, or office admin can refer to this post for advice on initiating the process for sourcing contract engineering services. Contract engineering services refer to the placement of contingent staff with specialized skillsets for a period of 3-12 months (or longer), either onsite or remote.  These contractors are typically in Engineering, IT…