Recruiting 101

摘要

Like it or not, the cliche—it sure is hard to find good help these days—has taken on a whole new meaning for M/E firms.rnIn fact, of the hundreds of engineering firms responding to Consulting-Specifying Engineer's recent Giants survey, almost half described recruiting and retaining quality engineers as the biggest issue facing their firm in the new millennium.rn"The problem is that the number of new students going into engineering continues to go down and the need for engineers continues to go up," explains Skip Gast, director of employment and training for Black & Veatch, Kansas City, Mo.rnWith less talent to go around, engineering firms have been forced to step up their recruitment efforts. Granted, the situation hasn't quite reached the proportions of the NBA draft, but at the same time, engineers—both recent college graduates and senior-level designers—are increasingly being wooed with perks, challenging work and career advancement opportunities.