Controls engineering is one of the hardest roles to hire. The workforce is aging, fewer younger engineers are entering the field, and demand keeps rising. At the same time, salary expectations are climbing and the number of truly qualified engineers is shrinking. RSI has been filling controls and automation roles for decades, especially in the Midwest market. We know this market well, and we know the difference between someone who can spell P-L-C and someone who can actually

If you are choosing a degree or evaluating a long-term career path, engineering services deserves serious attention for one reason above all others. Demand is outpacing supply, and the gap is widening, not shrinking. Engineering is always listed among the “top degrees to get.” What matters just as much is where that degree takes you. Engineering services and EPC firms offer careers that are stable, diverse, well paid, and increasingly hard to automate or offshore. Demand Is S

When people hear the term “generalist recruiter,” they often picture someone who jumps between unrelated industries with little depth in any of them. On the other hand, “specialist recruiter” suggests deep expertise, but often within a narrow lane . In reality, a firm can be both — highly specialized in how it works and in what it understands, while still serving a range of industries effectively. The Old Perception of Specialization Ten or fifteen years ago, being a speciali

Every company says it. You want the passive talent. The undiscovered, still-employed, top-tier performer who is not applying to job ads and does not have time for recruiters who miss the mark. But here is the truth: talent is harder than ever to find, and once you find it, you need to prove you are the kind of company they would want to join. Top candidates expect a process that is clear, efficient, and professional. They want a company that knows what it wants, communicates

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RSI attended the NPA Worldwide global conference this past week in Long Beach, CA. The network is the oldest recruitment...

A lot of our new clients come from organizations burned by bad recruiters. It seems there are more terrible recruiters than ever. In any...

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A snapshot into the process of many organization's strategies Earlier today I spoke to an outstanding candidate for a Senior Management...

RSI has been a member of a recruiting split-network for over 30 years. For those of you reading this that don’t know what that is, it’s a...