Recruiting and Retaining Engineers Has Become an Extreme Sport
Recruiting and Retaining Engineers Has Become an Extreme Sport
With more open positions than those with the skills and experience to do the jobs, finding and keeping skilled professionals remains difficult for those who must recruit and retain engineers.
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More than one in 10 advertised jobs in the U.S. now originate from the engineering sector.
And many more engineering roles are being created in the U.S. than there are engineers to fill them—leaving about one-third of those roles vacant, according to global consulting firm BCG.
“I’m trying to make it so we hang onto [employees] longer than we have in the past,” acknowledged A3D Manufacturing Shop Manager Aelin Mayer, who is based in Phoenix, Ariz.
That’s why attracting and retaining talent has become somewhat of an extreme sport for those in the recruitment field.
And many more engineering roles are being created in the U.S. than there are engineers to fill them—leaving about one-third of those roles vacant, according to global consulting firm BCG.
“I’m trying to make it so we hang onto [employees] longer than we have in the past,” acknowledged A3D Manufacturing Shop Manager Aelin Mayer, who is based in Phoenix, Ariz.
That’s why attracting and retaining talent has become somewhat of an extreme sport for those in the recruitment field.