President Biden has introduced a new infrastructure plan that dedicates a substantial budget to improving transportation, water & sewer, high-speed broadband, energy, and building projects throughout the united states. If passed, the plan will invest billions of dollars in infrastructure improvement projects this decade. For those of us who follow the construction employment market closely, this smells like jobs and lots of them. But jobs at what level, in what discipline areas, and potentially most importantly, for whom?
6 Elements of a Perfect New Employee Announcement
If you’re hiring, here’s something you already know: you’re competing with other top employers for a handful of superior candidates.
But if you’re not currently hiring, here’s something you may not have considered: you’re still competing. Every day. And the competition is fierce. All of your employees, from new hires to old-timers want to feel welcome, engaged, challenged, successful, and appreciated. Every day. If they don’t, greener pastures are just a recruiter’s email away.
What happens when your number one job candidate turns down your best offer? Here’s what happens: you’re suddenly breaking all speed records to reach back out to Finalists Two and Three (and maybe Four). But if they were so great, they may no longer be available. And if they’re no longer interested, you’re starting all over again, re-working your network for the same job. The repeat calls, emails, postings, conversations and negotiations cost you time, money and credibility.
Happy Father's Day!
On this very special Father's Day, we would like to take the time to recognize the dads of SkyWater for their hard work, both in and out of the home.
Tomorrow is June 19th, also known as Juneteenth. Juneteenth is not a new day of recognition but it has become a more mainstream holiday across a growing number of communities in recent years. You may have become aware of this important day in history in recent decades, or in recent years. This year, 2021, Juneteenth was signed into law as a federal holiday.
It’s one of the great dilemmas of candidates across all industries, especially during a pandemic. You find a great job, you know you’re a perfect fit but your application is greeted by a wall of silence or a standard letter stating “We’re sorry but other applicants more closely matched our requirements.” Perhaps, like many others, this company was forced to eliminate a number of jobs in order to financially keep afloat, making the competition even more fierce for the remaining jobs.
Each year we carve some time out of our busy schedules to take care of a stretch of highway in our community that we have adopted through the MN Department of Transportation's Adopt a Highway program. If you've been looking for ways your company can make a contribution to a cleaner environment, this is a great program to look into.
How to determine the right type of search agreement for you.
One of the many things that drew me to SkyWater Search Partners is our firm's capability to run contingent, engaged, and retained searches. Coming from over seven years of purely contingent search, I was excited to use this higher-touch, extremely nuanced approach to helping my clients hire the best leaders.
I’m often asked about these three search formats and what makes each of them the right choice for certain circumstances. I’d like to give a brief overview here.
Thanks to recent, remarkable successes in vaccination rollouts, a growing number of Chicago businesses are reopening their doors and ramping back up. This surge in activity is, of course, a reflection of optimism that the U.S. economy is in recovery mode. As organizations prepare for strategic growth, we are seeing a spike in demand for accounting and finance professionals.
Happy Mother's Day!
On this very special Mother's Day, we would like to take the time to recognize the mothers of SkyWater for their hard work, their brilliance, their strength, but most of all...
