Creating the Perfect Resume Starts with Understanding what Employers are Looking for in Mechanical, Electrical, Quality, Manufacturing, Robotics/Automation, Civil Engineers, and more A resume is a powerful marketing tool for engineers across all disciplines and throughout all career stages who seek new employment opportunities for the next step in their[...]

Many engineering professionals are currently working and not actively seeking a new opportunity – so-called “passive candidates”. They might be interested if the right job comes along, but definitely aren’t pouring over online job postings or proactively contacting hiring companies. If this describes you, read on. You can take a[...]

Although the Massachusetts economy has shown signs of improvement over the past several months, unemployment rates still remain higher than normal. Recently, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a slight decline in these high unemployment rates as did the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Yet, even with this improvement and[...]

The local engineering labor market has tightened over the past few months. The competition for skilled technical professionals is intensifying, and the most desirable candidates are off the market quickly. Many candidates with in-demand experience are receiving multiple job offers. With this in mind, if you plan to add engineering[...]

At the most macro level across the U.S., there are a variety of excellent resources available that reveal a great deal about engineering-related job hiring trends we can look forward to in mid-2014 and beyond.  They span virtually all of the specialized subsets of engineering as well as segmenting job[...]