Manufacturing, Engineering and Industrial Sales; Increased Hiring! - 2013 Outlook

Bill Marek

Vantage Point Recruiters, LLC.

In our world of recruiting we have noticed, this year, an increase in the demand for Sales Engineers, or Field Applications Engineers.  Not surprising, after a general slowdown, for six years, manufacturing and production companies are eager to get back to full production, and then add to that.

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Recently, I spoke at a Recruiter Summit in Orlando, Florida and had a blast! The people were very kind and I was fortunate enough to learn a lot from the other speakers. My topic was "What can recruiting expect in the year 2013?" In my presentation I gave three predictions and backed them up with research, anecdotes and the occasional laugh. It was so well received that I decided to post a version of what I shared here. So, check it out and let me know what you think?

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