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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Since our founding in 2013, Earth Day has become a big deal for us at SkyWater Search Partners. As our company has grown each year, so has our sense of community engagement and environmental awareness. It’s an exciting journey that has opened our eyes to the many ways our team can get involved.
Cornelia “Coya” Knutson always wanted to become an opera singer. It was a distant dream for a girl born in 1912 and raised on a small farm in North Dakota, but she went for it. After earning her degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, Knutson was admitted to the Juilliard School of Music. A year into it, though, she decided a career in music wasn’t for her.
In the intricate dance of hiring, salary negotiation is often the most fraught with trepidation. Yet, understanding its subtle complexities can transform it from a dreaded encounter into an opportunity for mutual gain. Here are five golden rules to remember before you make that next offer.
