Is Australia finally getting serious about digital skills?
From Engineers Australia (News article written by Corbett Communications. The statements made or opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of Engineers Australia.) The incorporation of smart ICT into the design and planning of infrastructure, as well as its construction and management, will require a range of skills developed, the Australian government has admitted. […]
Let’s get more women into engineering
Author Niki Robinson From Engineers Australia The Australian Government is looking to increase the participation of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects. A Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship consultation roundtable was held yesterday at Parliament House in Canberra. The participants included representatives from industry, academia and government.
Changing workforce needs creates opportunities
From Engineers Australia A new Federal Government report has outlined the future of Australia’s workforce and revealed growing demand for professionals in STEM industries. The report by CSIRO and the Australian Computer Society, titled Tomorrow’s Digitally Enabled Workforce, identified six megatrends. The trends include continued advances in automation and artificial intelligence; jobs will be more […]
Technical & Engineering Recruitment Market Commentary – April 2016
We’ve seen more client demand for staffing in the past quarter than since the GFC hit in 2008. We believe that an uptick in business confidence combined with a lower Australian dollar have been combining well to push this demand. It was fantastic to see the most recent Australian Industry Group PMI, reporting that manufacturing […]
Engineering firms could benefit from greater diversity
from Engineers Australia Engineering and technology firms alike can gain insights into possible solutions for gender and racial diversity, thanks to a new report from Intel showing how it is dealing with issues around staff diversity.
What employers want when it comes to job interviews
Author Tony Malkovic from Engineers Australia If you type ‘job interview skills for engineers’ into Google, you’ll get some 269,000,000 responses. But before you download and read all those articles, you might want to pause and take another tack – and work out what it is that your prospective employer wants.
Improving prospects for engineering graduates but much work remains
From Engineers Australia University students who choose engineering as their path continue to enjoy a healthy job market, according to the latest data from Graduate Careers Australia.
Why you should give thanks to an engineer you know today
Author Ronelle Richards from Smartcompany Today is Global Day of the Engineer and Australians are being asked to thank an engineer for their contributions. People have taken to Instagram to thank engineers for things like mobile phones, Google and Wi-Fi.
A Lot Of Engineering Graduates End Up Working In IT
Author Spandas Lui for Lifehacker A recent study has revealed that engineering graduates have a better chance of finding paid employment compared to their brethren in other fields of study. However, less then half of those graduates will end up in the engineering business and a large portion of them will end up in the […]
Technical & Engineering Recruitment Market Commentary – January 2016
Whether it’s coincidental or not, from the moment Malcolm Turnbull became Prime Minister in September, hiring activity accelerated dramatically. The trend has continued into this year and January was not its usual slow-starting month. Our main markets are Victoria & NSW and these states topped the current Commsec “State of the States” report on economic […]