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View all Blog Read ArticleUnderstanding Your Future Engineers: Generation Z
Generation Z will represent 36% of the workforce by 2020 - that’s less than four months away. If you’re not preparing your business, workforce, and recruitment campaigns ready for this new generation’s first day, you could be missing out some of the industry’s finest and most promising talent. This week, we’re looking at your future engineers and how to prepare your business for Generation Z.
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View all Blog Read ArticleThe future of recruitment – are agencies dead?
Recruitment is dead. At least, that’s what everyone would have you think. Internet job boards, big data sourcing and AI-powered matching all spell a dismal end for the humble recruitment consultant. Or do they?
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View all Blog Read ArticleEngineering Salary Guide 2019 | Real Time Recruitment Solutions
Last year, we saw a noticeable increase in the number of engineering jobs in the UK, as well as a parallel surge in salaries within the sector. Our specialist engineering recruitment consultants have also seen a significant increase in Embedded Software, C++ and C#, particularly within automotive, aerospace, naval, maritime and manufacturing.
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View all Blog Read ArticleQ1 2019: RTRS quarterly industry news round-up
Three months in and 2019 has already seen hot weather, cold weather, political debates and plenty of engineering updates, news and celebrations. Here are our favourites:
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View all Blog Read ArticleSigning the dotted line – what to ask yourself before accepting a job offer
Congratulations! You passed the sift, got invited to an interview, impressed in person and now you have a shiny new job offer in your hand - time to immediately accept and sign the dotted line, right? Wait a minute.
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View all Blog Read ArticleHow the Engineering Industry Can Drive Diversity and Inclusion
Society is making strides when it comes to diversity and inclusion, so why is engineering one of the UK’s largest industries dragging its feet? Only 12% of the engineering workforce is female and only 8.1% from an ethnic minority group, which for a sector employing 19% of the total UK workforce, is alarming.
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View all Blog Read ArticlePersonal branding and your job search
Personal branding - we’re not talking about the trainers you wear or the handbag you carry; we’re talking about the brand you’re presenting to potential employers. Whether you’re actively looking for your next engineering vacancy or open to passive opportunities, your personal brand is crucial to your career - and we’re about to discover yours.
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View all Blog Read ArticleQ2 2019: RTRS industry news round-up
Can you believe we’re already halfway through the year?! And while the weather might have been holding back our plans of lazy summer BBQs, beach trips and paddling pools, it’s certainly not holding back the engineering industry’s news, updates and celebrations. Let’s take a look.
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View all Blog Read ArticleHow to be employable when you’re not looking
You’re not actively looking for a new engineering job - the perks, people and work make you quite happy where you are. Nevertheless, if the right opportunity came along, you wouldn’t say no. Passive candidate recruitment is commonplace in the engineering industry - where the skills gap is making it increasingly difficult for companies to find active candidates with the right skills. But how do you take advantage of this opportunity and make yourself employable, when you’re not even looking? You’re about to find out.