Employers, Iowa State students make matches at Engineering Career Fair
For many at the College of Engineering Career Fair, the roles of the recruiter and the student were similar. Hundreds of employers came to find suitable employees and hundreds of students came to find suitable employers Tuesday at Hilton Coliseum.
Recruiter contract draws ire of some SD firms
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) _ Some South Dakota firms aren't happy with the state's decision to award a $5 million worker recruiting contract to Manpower Inc.
UPDATE 1-SThree profit up, tough 2012 looms
* FY pretax profit 30.3 mln stg vs 21.6 mln * Revenue 542.5 mln stg vs 474.5 mln * Sees lower demand in 2012 (Adds details) LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - British recruiter SThree said economic uncertainty ...
Career Almanac
Adam Alvey joined STV/Ralph Whitehead Associates' Charlotte office as an engineering specialist.
How to Make Science and Tech Jobs More Enticing to Undergrads
The number of U.S. undergraduate degrees being awarded in most STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering and math) has risen steadily in recent years{link to G Sci page}. Yet some American employers say they are having trouble finding candidates to fill STEM jobs. The mismatch is not occurring because of an actual shortage of graduates; the numbers of job openings and new degree holders ...
Facebook eyes new talent among hackers
NEW YORK, USA: Late this January, some 75,000 people around the planet sat in front of their computers and pondered how to make anagrams from a bowl of alphabet soup.
Chaplains Hear Call To Serve God While In Military
(RNS) Growing up in Kuwait, Asif Balbale thought he wanted to become a chemical engineer. He never imagined enlisting in the U.S. Navy, much less becoming an imam.
The new high-tech exec
There was a time when using “engineer” and “executive” in the same sentence was unheard of. Executives were business people, and engineers were, well, engineers. Geeks. Nerds.
Why I Chose Online Education: Michael Mayle
After stints in the Navy and construction, this student earned an online grad degree in engineering.
NZ has high rate of men-only boards
New Zealand businesses have the most all-male boards out of the Asia Pacific region, according to a new survey.