--- title: SkyWater Blog | Human Resources description: Human Resources | Tips for Employers and Job Seekers alike. From resume building, to interview tips, and more. This may be the most important blog you read today. --- [![skywater](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/SkyWater_April2019/images/skywater-logo.png)](https://skywatersearch.com) - [Employers](https://skywatersearch.com/employers/) - [Request Talent](https://skywatersearch.com/employers/request-talent/) - [Search Options](https://skywatersearch.com/employers/) - [Placement Areas](https://skywatersearch.com/practice-areas/) - [Executive Retained Search](https://skywatersearch.com/practice_areas/executive-search/) - [Accounting & Finance](https://skywatersearch.com/practice_areas/accounting-finance/) - [Engineering & Operations](https://www.skywatersearch.com/practice_areas/engineering-recruiters/) - [Human Resources](https://skywatersearch.com/practice_areas/human-resources/) - [Information Technology](https://skywatersearch.com/practice_areas/information-technology/) - [Legal](https://www.skywatersearch.com/practice_areas/legal/) - [Sales](https://skywatersearch.com/practice_areas/sales/) - [Marketing](https://skywatersearch.com/practice_areas/marketing/) - [Financial Services](https://www.skywatersearch.com/practice_areas/financial-services/) - [Construction](https://skywatersearch.com/practice_areas/construction/) - [Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)](https://skywatersearch.com/practice_areas/consumer-packaged-goods-cpg/) - [Salary Guides](https://recruiters.skywatersearch.com/salary-guides) - [Client Reviews](https://skywatersearch.com/employers/client-reviews/) - [Recent Placements](https://skywatersearch.com/employers/recent-placements/) - [Candidate Assessments](https://www.skywatersearch.com/candidate-assessments/) - [Job Seekers](https://skywatersearch.com/job-seekers/) - [Search Job Listings](https://skywatersearch.com/job-seekers/search-job-listings/) - [Resume & Interview Tips](https://blog.skywatersearch.com) - [Submit Resume](https://skywatersearch.com/job-seekers/submit-your-resume/) - [Salary Guides](https://recruiters.skywatersearch.com/salary-guides) - [About Us](https://skywatersearch.com/our-team/) - [Why SkyWater](https://recruiters.skywatersearch.com/best-executive-search-firm-mn) - [Our Team](https://skywatersearch.com/our-team/) - [We're Hiring](https://recruiters.skywatersearch.com/careers) - [Commitment to DEI](https://recruiters.skywatersearch.com/diversity-equity-inclusion) - [FAQs](https://recruiters.skywatersearch.com/executive-search-faq) - [Press](https://www.skywatersearch.com/press-release/) - [Blog](https://blog.skywatersearch.com) - [Contact](https://skywatersearch.com/contact/) - [(952) 767-9000](tel:9527679000) # SkyWater Blog [![inclusive core values](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/inclusive%20core%20values.gif)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/core-value-examples-that-communicate-inclusivity) ## [Core Value Examples That Communicate Inclusivity](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/core-value-examples-that-communicate-inclusivity) Posted by [Andrea Anderson](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/andrea-anderson) on 7/11/25, 11:49 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/core-value-examples-that-communicate-inclusivity#comments-listing) *Committing to the core value of Inclusivity can have a powerful, positive impact on your organization's culture and long-term performance.  * [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/core-value-examples-that-communicate-inclusivity) [![when to hire a search firm](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/When%20to%20hire%20a%20recruiter.gif)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/when-to-partner-with-a-search-firm) ## [When to Partner with a Search Firm: A Guide for HR Professionals](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/when-to-partner-with-a-search-firm) Posted by [Paul Beard](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/paul-beard) on 5/1/25, 9:00 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/when-to-partner-with-a-search-firm#comments-listing) If you're an in-house HR professional or recruiter, you're likely juggling a wide range of responsibilities—from managing internal teams and navigating compensation benchmarks to ensuring a smooth candidate experience. But sometimes, despite your best efforts, a particular role remains unfilled longer than it should. Or maybe you know that filling it requires a more targeted, strategic approach. That’s when partnering with a search firm can make all the difference. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/when-to-partner-with-a-search-firm) [![legal recruitment](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Legal%20Recruitment.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/legal-recruitment) ## [Why You Should Choose a Legal Recruiter with Legal Experience](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/legal-recruitment) Posted by [Rylie Niebuhr, JD](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/rylie-niebuhr-jd) on 1/20/25, 9:00 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/legal-recruitment#comments-listing) Recruiting within the legal field is a deeply nuanced profession. When your firm or corporate legal department is hiring, you’re seeking more in a candidate than the required legal credentials. You’re seeking an individual who can embrace your organization's values, clientele, and approach. Legal recruiters play a central role in bringing that talent to you. But to be credible in this industry, being a very successful general practice executive recruiter simply isn’t enough. A legal recruiter needs to bring their in-depth, personal experience in the legal field - and the degree to prove it. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/legal-recruitment) [![Hire engineers in MN](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Hire%20Engineers%20in%20MN.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hire-engineers-in-minnesota) ## [6 Ways To Hire More Engineers In Minnesota](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hire-engineers-in-minnesota) Posted by [Corey Fitzgerald](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/corey-fitzgerald) on 1/8/25, 9:00 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hire-engineers-in-minnesota#comments-listing) At 14% of Minnesota’s total GPD, manufacturing is its largest private sector element, [according to a recent article](http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/feature/western-bank/2015/08/why-manufacturing-still-drives-the-minnesota.html?ana=e_du_sticky&u=ydW5idgqELfIXEUdgqMDmQ07747a96&t=1441139040). The sector currently employs one in seven people living in Minnesota, equating to approximately 306,000 and supports jobs in other sectors. Directly or indirectly, manufacturing supports a third of all Minnesota jobs. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hire-engineers-in-minnesota) [![hybrid work trends](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/hybrid%20work%20trends.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hybrid-work-is-here-to-stay-how-employers-are-adapting-to-a-new-workplace-era) ## [Hybrid Work is Here to Stay: How Employers are Adapting to a New Workplace Era](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hybrid-work-is-here-to-stay-how-employers-are-adapting-to-a-new-workplace-era) Posted by [Sujatha Ramanathan](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/sujatha-ramanathan) on 1/2/25, 9:00 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hybrid-work-is-here-to-stay-how-employers-are-adapting-to-a-new-workplace-era#comments-listing) Over the past several months, a handful of major U.S. companies have announced "Return to the Office," aimed at bringing back the traditional workspace dynamics that served them well pre-pandemic. Each time I read one of the headlines, I am struck by the fact that these directives occur in the midst of increasingly compelling data suggesting that remote and hybrid work models are becoming the standard, not the exception.  From what I see as an executive recruiter, turning back the clock doesn't seem to work very often. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hybrid-work-is-here-to-stay-how-employers-are-adapting-to-a-new-workplace-era) [![Candidate Experience in Recruiting](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Candidate%20Experience%20in%20Recruiting.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/candidate-experience) ## [Candidate Experience: the Woefully Under-Leveraged Recruiting Tool](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/candidate-experience) Posted by [Adam Hoffarber](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/adam-hoffarber) on 5/21/24, 11:10 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/candidate-experience#comments-listing)   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. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/candidate-experience) [![Hire a recruiting firm](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/HR%20Hire%20A%20Recruiting%20Firm.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/when-should-human-resources-hire-a-recruiting-firm) ## [When should human resources hire a recruiting firm?](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/when-should-human-resources-hire-a-recruiting-firm) Posted by [Andrea Anderson](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/andrea-anderson) on 5/13/24, 1:45 PM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/when-should-human-resources-hire-a-recruiting-firm#comments-listing) 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. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/when-should-human-resources-hire-a-recruiting-firm) [![workplace inclusivity](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Workplace%20Inclusivity.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/workplace-inclusivity-lessons) ## [Keeping the Lessons of Black History Month Alive All Year](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/workplace-inclusivity-lessons) Posted by [Andrea Anderson](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/andrea-anderson) on 2/27/24, 10:00 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/workplace-inclusivity-lessons#comments-listing) During this Black History Month, I hope you and your team have enjoyed immersing yourselves in some of the celebrations available to us all this February. As we approach the end of the month, it feels like the right time to step back and reflect on how we can take the lessons of Black History and use them to do better as employers and community members. What can we do to advance the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion? How do we ensure they reverberate for our teams and shape our efforts going forward? At their core, these ideals are not only about becoming wiser, more inclusive human beings in our personal lives. They're also a rallying cry, encouraging us to reconsider the systems, practices, and structures that continue to get in the way of achieving diversity and equity in the workplace. Here are some things we're learning along the way that are important for all employers to remember as we continue on our journey. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/workplace-inclusivity-lessons) [![Galentines Day 2024](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Galentines%20Day.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/galentines-day-2024) ## [7 Galentine’s Day Lessons in Leadership from Leslie Knope, Managerial Muse](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/galentines-day-2024) Posted by [Allie Bornstein](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/allie-bornstein) on 2/13/24, 2:48 PM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/galentines-day-2024#comments-listing) Since it was first introduced on NBC's sitcom *Parks and Recreation*, Galentine’s Day has become a real thing, embraced around the world as a day for women to celebrate and support each other. For me, it’s also become a day of revisiting some very real leadership lessons shared by the show’s iconic lead character, Leslie Knope. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/galentines-day-2024) [![IT recruitment](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/IT%20Recruitment.png)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/it-recruitment) ## [IT Recruitment: What Hiring Managers Need to Know in 2024](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/it-recruitment) Posted by [Zac Kallas](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/zac-kallas) on 2/12/24, 9:15 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/it-recruitment#comments-listing) At SkyWater Search Partners, we specialize in recruiting for multiple disciplines, each led by industry experts. including the fast-paced, constantly changing IT sector. 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