How to Respond to Requests for Your Salary History

Posted by Matt Hugdahl on 8/19/24 2:16 PM

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As part of the employment changes that were signed into law in the summer of 2023, Minnesota’s new pay history ban went into effect on January 1, 2024. This means that you can not be pressured to share your salary history during the job application or job interview process. That's right; you shouldn't be in the position to answer this question in the first place, according to Minnesota law.

However, it's okay to volunteer this information if you're comfortable doing so.

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SkyWater Celebrates 10 Years of Walk a Mile for a Smile!

Posted by Kurt Rakos on 7/17/24 12:29 PM

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This month, SkyWater Search Partners celebrated our tenth annual “Walk a Mile for a Smile” event in support of Smile Network International, one of our favorite international charitable organizations.

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Celebrating Independence Day as a US Employer

Posted by Adam Hoffarber on 7/2/24 11:28 AM

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July 4th, Independence Day, holds a special place in the hearts of those who live in the United States. It is a federal holiday celebrated with patriotic displays, fireworks, barbecues, and more. Whether you consider yourself patriotic or not, there's a good chance you still appreciate the chance to enjoy the summer and recharge for a day. Here are some things to consider as a US Employer.

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Congratulations, Scott Hebert, SkyWater’s Employee of the Quarter!

Posted by Adam Hoffarber on 7/1/24 4:15 PM

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At SkyWater Search Partners, we believe that vibrant communities are built through strong community partnerships. Each quarter, we honor a top-performing team member with the gift of a substantial financial donation, in their name, to a nonprofit organization of their choosing.

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Celebrating Juneteenth: Love, Legacy, and Looking Forward

Posted by Adam Hoffarber on 6/17/24 9:15 AM

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As Minnesotans celebrate Juneteenth as a state holiday for the second year, we would like to pass along this story about Minnesota playwright and activist Rose McGee. McGee’s long-running play, “Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story,” has been bringing the meaning of this holiday to life for communities across our state and several others, through the power of storytelling, music, and sweet potato pie.

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As You Display the Pride Flag this Month, Consider Its Remarkable History

Posted by Kurt Rakos on 6/14/24 11:46 AM

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Pride Month is a time to celebrate love, diversity, the progress made within the LGBTQ community, and the countless, often unnamed heroes that have brought about that progress. At the center of these celebrations is the Pride Flag, a global symbol of the pride, inclusion, and unity that all members of the community deserve to experience.

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Thank you, Team SkyWater for Making Us a 2024 Best Place to Work!

Posted by Adam Hoffarber on 6/10/24 4:02 PM

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MSP Business Journals selects SkyWater Search Partners as one of the 2024 Best Places to Work!

 

SkyWater Search Partners is honored to be recognized by Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journals (MSPBJ) as a 2024 Best Place to Work. This is the 9th time we have received this distinction. As always, we are delighted to see our continuous investments in talent and our commitment to our values validated so powerfully and publicly.

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How to Update Your LinkedIn Profile for a More Successful Medical Device Industry Job Search

Posted by Dana Shapiro on 6/5/24 12:28 PM

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As an executive recruiter focused on the MedTech and Life Science industries, I often speak to professionals with extensive industry experience looking for a new opportunity. What’s often surprising is how many of them underestimate their LinkedIn profile's role in landing their next role. After nine years of partnering with small to mid-sized health technology companies to find and vet top talent, I want to emphasize the critical role of the LinkedIn profile.

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Candidate Experience: the Woefully Under-Leveraged Recruiting Tool

Posted by Adam Hoffarber on 5/21/24 11:10 AM

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If you’re a Twin Cities employer, no matter what your industry, you may feel like you’ve spent the past decade trying to adapt (and re-adapt) your hiring efforts to an endless series of labor market and economic challenges (not to mention the fallout from a pandemic). Everything, it seems, from flexible workdays and hybrid office hours to more family-friendly benefits and creative career pathing, has been revisited, redesigned, and rolled out. That’s a good thing.

Yet one of the most consequential - and frankly, easy to control – tools in the hiring manager's toolkit continues to go under leveraged: delivering an excellent candidate experience.

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When should human resources hire a recruiting firm?

Posted by Andrea Anderson on 5/13/24 1:45 PM

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A recruiting strategy is never just about filling roles; it's about building a bench of talent capable of sustaining a brand’s competitive advantage. When your talent acquisition strategy works, it's a game changer, empowering your organization to achieve business priorities and exceed growth goals. When it doesn't, it slows performance, frustrates senior leadership, and forces current team members to work around the gaps left by each vacant position. A few things can torpedo morale or breed employee mistrust, such as working in an understaffed department.

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