What we're seeing.
Practical hiring and career advice, and what we're seeing in the market, from our Critical Power, Critical Cooling and HVAC desks.
Liquid cooling’s skills gap is in the field
Vertiv has agreed two acquisitions of specialist fluid management businesses in under a year. That says a lot about where liquid cooling's skills gap sits, and where to find the engineers to fill it.
Read articleWhat the battery queue shake-up means for jobs
Britain has far more battery storage in the grid queue than it needs, and the regulator is moving to clear it. For engineers and the businesses that hire them, that's…
Read articleFrom electrician to UPS engineer
Plenty of UPS engineers started out as electricians. Here's what employers look for, what's different about working on UPS systems, and how to make the move.
Read articleHow to hire engineers faster
The direct cost of a hire is only part of it. The real cost is the work that doesn't get done while the role is empty. Here's how to shorten…
Read articleHow to resign well as an engineer
How to resign well from an engineering or service role: when to hand in your notice, what your contract really says about notice, garden leave and restrictive clauses, and how…
Read articleCounter-offers for engineers
You've found a better job and handed in your notice. Then your employer offers you more to stay. Here's how to think it through before you answer.
Read articleFrom generators and CHP into battery storage
Battery storage is one of the fastest-growing parts of the UK grid. Engineers who've spent their careers on generators and CHP are some of the best-placed people to work on…
Read articleMoving from domestic to commercial gas
Plenty of domestic gas engineers think about moving into commercial work and never quite do it. Here's what the qualifications involve, what changes on the job, and how to make…
Read articleWorking out your salary expectations as an engineer
"What are your salary expectations?" is harder to answer in service and engineering roles, because basic pay is only part of what you take home. Here's how to work out…
Read articleMoving into a senior service or operations role
Once you're interviewing for operations manager, head of service or director roles, the process tests different things. They're not asking whether you can do the work. They're asking whether they…
Read articleMost of what we know never gets written down.
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