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Top 5 Reasons Engineers Leave – Embedded Software/Hardware Jobs Edition
- November 7, 2022
- Posted by: Dan Trudeau
- Category: Engineering Job Market
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Top 5 Reasons Engineers Leave – Embedded Software/Hardware Jobs Edition While The Great Resignation no longer dominates headlines, even the best employers struggle with retention. Those with Embedded Software/Hardware jobs are no exception. With so many great openings on the job market, being a good employer is no guarantee of keeping top people. So, what
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Embedded Engineering and the Unemployment Rate
- September 22, 2022
- Posted by: Dan Trudeau
- Category: Uncategorized
Embedded Engineering and the Unemployment Rate The unemployment rate is a key indicator for economic health, including for the Electronics and Embedded Software Engineer job market. While independent agencies have calculated it since the 1930s, the government didn’t begin tracking it until the 1950s. There’s a lot of disagreement on the number’s implications, but it’s
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Embedded Software Engineers and H-1B Visa
- July 29, 2022
- Posted by: Dan Trudeau
- Category: Embedded Jobs & Careers
Embedded Software Engineers and H-1B Visa Like all professionals in the United States tech market, many embedded software engineers work in the United States via the H1B visa. While the government doesn’t often release H1B numbers (they last did it in 2019), anyone who works in the field knows how pervasive they are. Numerous visa
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The Ultimate Guide to Automotive Embedded Jobs
- April 28, 2022
- Posted by: Dan Trudeau
- Category: Career Advice, Job Market Update
The Ultimate Guide to Automotive Embedded Jobs In my earliest days recruiting for automotive embedded jobs (around 1998-2000) I had a hard time finding engineers interested in the field. The industry still had a “rust belt” image they found unappealing. Ten years later, coming out of The Great Recession, I was getting a multitude of
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3 Keys to a Successful Embedded Software Engineer Career
- April 8, 2022
- Posted by: Dan Trudeau
- Category: Embedded Jobs & Careers
3 Keys to a Successful Embedded Software Engineer Career Embedded software engineer is the driving force behind the world’s most important new technologies. Those in the field can point to some of the most exciting technology in the world (autonomous cars, robotic surgery, smart grids, etc.) and say, “I did that”. That said, much of
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Four Trends for Engineering Job Market in 2022
- March 31, 2022
- Posted by: Dan Trudeau
- Category: Engineering Job Market
Four Trends for Engineering Jobs Market in 2022 Another crazy, unpredictable year is coming to a close. The engineering jobs market is going full steam again, giving job seekers more options than ever before. On the employer side, the candidate shortage makes finding good people an even greater challenge. 2022 is sure to throw some
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In Hiring, Speed is of the Essence
- March 31, 2022
- Posted by: Dan Trudeau
- Category: Hiring Advice
In Hiring, Speed is of the Essence Potential job seekers are feeling more comfortable with the direction of the economy. It goes to reason those who have been in “survival mode” will start looking for new positions. While this creates a window of opportunity, recruiting teams will need to move fast to take advantage of
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Increasing Salaries – Here to Stay
- March 31, 2022
- Posted by: Dan Trudeau
- Category: Job Market Update
Increasing Salaries – Here to Stay Over the last decade, we’ve seen a marked increase in demand for candidates in the electronics, embedded, and controls development fields. At the same time, the pool of available candidates has shrunk. There were a lot of questions about the effects of Covid on these trends, and in 2021
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Four Keys to Increase Accepted Offers
- March 5, 2022
- Posted by: Dan Trudeau
- Category: Hiring Advice
Getting offers accepted has always been a complicated job, but worker shortages have made it worse. This is especially true in specialized fields, such as engineering. The lack of qualified candidates has pushed up salaries at a higher rate in the last two years. It doesn’t end with compensation. Candidates are also looking for better hours, benefits, work-life balance,
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Hot Jobs for 2021
- March 5, 2022
- Posted by: Dan Trudeau
- Category: Job Market Update
Hot Jobs for 2021 As 2020 fades into the rearview, the hot jobs market picture is beginning to clear for 2021. The Covid crisis has upended expectations, with some clear winners and losers. Entire sectors of the economy have shut down, while others went into hyperdrive. This leaves us with a direct question: what are