Identifying and hiring skilled talent is always a challenge, it is even tougher when unemployment is at a record low of 3.8%. In this candidate-driven market, the competition is even fiercer to identify suitable candidates. Hiring managers everywhere are asking themselves the same question “Is there an untapped candidate pool [...]
Why an innovational culture is an essential ingredient for a successful business... To me, innovation describes solutions or products daring to break accepted boundaries, or to take a voyage into unknown market territories. If you were to do a survey of people from different demographics, there would not be one [...]
Imagine your local doctor giving you a “serum for corporate success.” Your doctor says this magic serum will ensure your business success. So… you wake up in the morning take a spoonful and wait for something to happen. Before you know it, you start realizing results. You feel much calmer; [...]
The Engineer: A new brand of Superhero made for our times As an old comic book collector, I loved Jeff Link’s article comparing the narrative of the superhero comic to the prevailing uncertainties of our time. For me, superheroes have been saving the world since the arrival, inception, or concept [...]
The working year is a marathon of thrills, coffee spills, and tales of some successes and failures. The hardest part of any marathon is nearing the finish line where your muscles tend to ache the most. As a fan of Star Trek, I always loved Scotty the Engineer. For me, [...]
Building strong collaborative relationships is a challenge shared by many organizations. Whether your organization is global or spread across different locations in the same country the need is essential. Collaboration, much like any skill takes time to learn and develop. It is not by any means impossible, with willingness and [...]
When watching the news on television or listening to it in our car, we tend to think there are no new ways to solve our failing infrastructure. When the engineering community and the general public heard the nation received a Grade D for the failing infrastructure, the natural reaction is [...]
At Shepherd Engineering Search, we want to celebrate Women’s National History Month by looking at the present and past contributions of female engineers to an ever-changing, exciting industry. The trend today is to create a workforce that reflects the growing multifaceted makeup of today’s society. Research shows that a diverse [...]
Sustainable projects can contribute to promoting financial growth and stability. They can create increased living opportunities for people to live in an up and coming area. The Shepherd Engineering Search team has decided to take it to our clients to learn more about how they are implementing sustainable practices within [...]
During the past few years, a growing number of engineering firms have recognized the need to integrate sustainable solutions in every stage of project work. The Shepherd Engineering Search Team finds that working with companies that implement sustainable practices is rewarding because as we help their teams grow, they continue [...]
