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Salary Negotiating – Tips from an Expert
- March 5, 2022
- Posted by: Dan Trudeau
- Category: Interview Advices
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Salary Negotiating – Tips from an Expert Job seekers are often intimidated by the idea of negotiating a salary. Money is an uncomfortable topic for a lot of people, especially when it comes to how much you’ll be making for at least the next year. There’s a wide variety of theories, articles, videos, and other
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5 Ingredients to Writing a Follow-Up Note
- March 5, 2022
- Posted by: Dan Trudeau
- Category: Interview Advices
5 Ingredients to Writing a Follow-Up Note I was talking to an engineer this past week looking to keep in touch with a company he’d interviewed with right before the quarantine. I suggested dropping them a quick note to make sure they were keeping him in mind. He asked me what he should put into
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5 Keys to Recruiting During Covid-19
- March 5, 2022
- Posted by: Dan Trudeau
- Category: Hiring Advice
5 Keys to Recruiting During Covid19 All economic downturns are challenging for both job seekers and employers. This one, however, is presenting unique challenges. In previous recessions, there were always employers with critical needs actively hiring select talent. The current quarantine has thrown a wrench in that for most. That said, if you have critical business
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3 Keys for Finding Transferable Skills
- March 5, 2022
- Posted by: Dan Trudeau
- Category: Career Advice
3 Keys for Finding Transferable Skills All too often, we lose promising candidates from being too hung up on finding someone who can “hit the ground running.” With such a tight candidate market, you can’t afford to wait until you find someone who is a 100% technical match. Transferable skills need to be considered when looking
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4 Embedded Industry Trends from Covid19
- March 5, 2022
- Posted by: Dan Trudeau
- Category: Engineering Job Market
4 Embedded Industry Trends from Covid19 In the 30 years PRA has been in operation, we’ve worked through booming and shrinking economies. While all downturns have common trends, they also feature key elements that set them apart. This current one is no different. Using our experience from earlier downturns, our ongoing conversations with employers and
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4 Keys To Finding The Right Employee
- March 5, 2022
- Posted by: Dan Trudeau
- Category: Hiring Advice
4 Keys To Finding The Right Employee The United States’ talent shortage is real and becoming more acute. Employers are reporting difficulty recruiting the right talent as the quality of applicants continues to drop. You have to be pragmatic in this environment to get the people you need. Too often, recruiting efforts focus on skill matching
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3 Big Tips On Nailing Your Interview
- March 5, 2022
- Posted by: Dan Trudeau
- Category: Interview Advices
3 Big Tips On Nailing Your Interview We’ve been in the recruiting business for thirty years, which means we long ago lost count of the number of people we’ve coached through the interviewing process. Most of them regarded interviewing as a test they must pass. They believed the main objective was to communicate how their