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5 Reasons Why Your Recruitment Strategy Is Failing

You've invested time, effort, and money into designing your recruitment strategy — but you're still not getting the results you'd hoped for. What's going wrong with your recruiting strategy? Why isn't it attracting the top talent your business needs? To help you troubleshoot, here are a few of the most common reasons why recruitment strategies fail — and how to fix the problem: 1. Using Outdated Recruiting ...




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Your Terrible Application Process is Costing You Big Time

Job seekers hate the application process. I can make that claim without citing a source, and no one will contest it. We just accept it as fact at this point. The folks at Jibe, an HR software company that provides a set of cloud services for recruiting and managing talent, recently conducted a survey to ...




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Don't Hire Based on Job Title — Hire Based on Business Strategy

In today's business environment, where millions of open positions remain unfilled and labor shortages abound, hiring right is more critical than ever. Yet, many organizations are woefully shortsighted in their hiring decisions, ignoring the very business strategies that ...




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Score Points With Young Talent by Developing an Effective University Marketing Strategy

They're motivated, they're eager to make a difference, and they bring a breath of fresh air to every team. I'm talking, of course, about college students and recent graduates. Young talent is a real asset for a company, which is why competition for these candidates is so high. To attract qualified young professionals, you need a solid university marketing plan. Understanding University Markting But what exactly is university marketing? To put it simply, "university marketing" refers to your means of ...




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Uneven Bars: Diversity, Inclusion and Age Discrimination

When we think about the issues associated with "ageism" in today's job market, we largely tend to first think of older, more experienced workers who live their lives - and livelihoods -  in a somewhat precarious position, plagued by the widespread misperception that they are somehow past their professional prime. Older workers should be valued for their extensive experience and proven expertise, but instead, find themselves with the sword ...




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In the Transition From Candidate to Employee, Collaboration Is Key

Every candidate on the job market is looking for the perfect position — and that's harder than it sounds. Looking for a job is a full-time job of its own. Job seekers head into the market every single day to ensure they'll get the role they truly desire. Even though it's a very tiring and time-consuming process, candidates put up with it because they know they will be rewarded in the end. On the flip side, employers are doing a very similar ...




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Increased Post-COVID Demand Threatens to Make the Trucker Shortage Worse

For years, there has been a national shortage of interstate long-haul truck drivers — and the COVID-19 crisis has only compounded the problem. As supply chains were interrupted by company closures in response to government directives, demand for truckers who could transfer and deliver business and consumer goods skyrocketed. At the same time, state driver's license agencies shuttered, abruptly halting the process of getting new truck ...




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To Recruit Successful Sales Reps, You Must First Recruit Great Sales Leaders

When sales reps are hunting for a new job, they're looking for more than just robust compensation packages and quality products. Of course, these two factors are key attractors for many quality candidates, but the best sales reps want more. To succeed and be satisfied in their roles, they also want to work for great leaders who set an example and support them on their paths. To an extent, your recruiting ...




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Negotiating During the Pandemic: 4 Keys to Success

These are shaky times for the US economy. In April, a record 20.5 million jobs were lost, driving the unemployment rate to 14.7 percent — numbers we haven't seen since the Great Depression. The economy received a boost from increasing employment numbers in May, but the job market is likely to need more time to fully recover from ...




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Shifting Your Recruiting Strategy for an Employer-Driven Market

Around the world, recruiters are adopting to changing economic conditions. Hiring freezes and layoffs have swept across virtually every industry, and as the lockdowns slowly lift, organizations are looking for affordable ways to resume operations. As companies turn to Darwinian strategies to stay afloat through all the turmoil, employees are either losing their jobs or, at the very least, losing their sense of job security. Given how unemployment rates have ...




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Culture Fit vs. Inclusion: What Matters More in Hiring?

These days, cultural fit is a key component of many hiring decisions. It's understandable why: Workers who align with the cultures of their companies tend to be more satisfied with their jobs, and therefore, they are more likely to stay with the company for a longer time and produce ...




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Starrett To Present the Versatility of 'Walk-Up Metrology' at IMTS Conference Sessions

The presentation will discuss Walk-Up Metrology—the capability and utilization of a vision and multi-sensor system to be effective for a wide range of measurement applications.




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Dates Confirmed for Ideagen’s European Customer Conference, ‘Ideagen Horizons’

The two-day event will once again take place in the UK city of Nottingham.




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PTC, Rockwell Automation, and the Manufacturing Institute Join Forces to Inspire the Next Generation on Manufacturing Day

Industry leaders come together to increase visibility and interest in modern manufacturing through interactive augmented reality experience.




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2018 Indiana Manufacturing Survey: Push for Automation Increases

Indiana's employers are investing heavily in automation and manufacturing efficiency.




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Hitachi's Industry Executive Greg Kinsey: Black Belts Can (and Should) Drive the Digital Transformation of Manufacturing

Greg Kinsey, Industry Executive at Hitachi, reveals how creative uses of the DMAIC process with digital transformation are helping factories to unlock the next level of process improvement.




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Electronics Maker Uses Monte Carlo Simulation to Find Better Specs for Suppliers and Realize Significant Cost Savings

Testing potential improvements can get complicated when working with multiple suppliers in different steps of a process. Using a Monte Carlo Simulation can help illuminate the results you’d like to see.




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Some Spiffy New Updates

The world around us may change quickly, but I've noticed that even the smallest website redesigns take a lot of time. These things are way more complicated than they appear - especially if you think about it way too much. So after a bit of work, today we made some changes to the site ...




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The Heart-Mind Alliance: Find Your Core Values and Let Them Guide You at Work

What comes to mind when you think about your morals and values? Is it plausible to think these very basic principles could quite possibly be responsible for your perception of the world around you? What about the effect they have on your job or your work ethic? Family development expert Stephen J. Bavolek defines our morals as a code of conduct with identified rights ...




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What Are You Willing to Be Fired For?

When we work hard on something we believe in, it's called passion. When we work hard on something we don't believe in, it's called stress. - Simon Sinek When searching for the next dream job, we often consider factors like the type of work we will be doing, compensation, and title. Too often, we fail to dig deeper and learn what it would truly be ...




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Success Starts With Self-Love: How to Appreciate Yourself

Article by Michael Pietrzak John was born on Thanksgiving Day in 1954, but for him, life wasn't much to be thankful for. A birth defect caused John to wear painful leg braces, and his first-grade teacher told his parents he would never read, write, or amount to anything in life. (Dyslexia and speech impediments, both of which John had, weren't well understood in the '50s.) Accepting that he was worthless, John dropped out of school at age 14 and moved ...




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Money Is Good, but Skills Are Better: 5 Side Hustles That Can Make You Better at Your Day Job

When you think of the value a side hustle can bring to your life, what comes to mind? If one of your first thoughts is "making extra money," you're not wrong. Starting a side gig is a great way to bring in extra income during your time away from your primary job. But you might also want to consider how the right side hustle can make you better and more ...




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First Impressions Are a Matter of Style: 5 Tips on Controlling the Conversation and Getting the Job You Deserve 

Within the opening moments of a job interview, your first impression is made. Controlling that impression is often a matter of personal style. Let's talk about that one question we ask ourselves everyday: What am I going to wear? This question is never more important than it is on the day of a job interview. Yes, yes — your personality and skills matter, too. However, if we're talking about ...




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What I've Learned Navigating Work and Kids as a Digital Exec

When I took the CMO role at my organization mere weeks after returning from maternity leave for my second child last July, I had the typical working-mom apprehensions about the time and energy necessary to fulfill the obligations required of a C-suite executive. Was it selfish to prioritize my own career when I had a newborn and a toddler? I ultimately decided that, while it's unrealistic to tell mothers they can have it all, I could make a go at it. ...




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Data Mining: Making the Right Connections

While data mining can unearth a wealth of information, it takes discriminating analysis to make sure we are not just making connections, but the right connections.




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Machine Vision for Battery Production 4.0

For quality assurance purposes and to optimize the manufacturing workflow, machine vision is employed throughout the entire process to identify production errors, damage, or impurities early on.




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AI Improves Inspection in Battery and EV Manufacturing

AI-based edge-learning streamlines complex battery and EV inspection tasks and separates scrap from suitable.




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How Digital Twins Can Optimize Production, Fabrication, and Assembly

Digital twins replicate real-world environments digitally, aiding manufacturers in optimizing processes and improving safety and performance.




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Inside the Expanding Applications of Vision Measurement Systems in Automotive Manufacturing

Traditional measurement methods struggle with complex geometries and modern plastic parts. Advanced vision measuring systems offer advantages for automotive manufacturers, but traditional tools are still preferable in some areas.




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Argonne, Toyota Launch Battery Recycling Collaboration

The collaboration aims to reduce the nation’s reliance on foreign sources of battery materials.




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Electric Vehicles and a Systematic Approach to Climate Change

In a world grappling with climate change, the push for sustainability has made electric vehicles (EVs) a popular choice. Some states are even phasing out gas engine vehicle sales by 2030/2035. However, considering the total impact of producing and operating EVs reveals a more complex picture.




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What an 1894 Crisis Has in Common with the Climate Change Crisis

The 1894 Horse Manure Crisis revealed the negative effects of rapid industrialization. Today, we can learn from past strategies to address the current climate crisis and promote a sustainable future.






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Universal applications and implementations of UTMs

UTM is versatile and cost-effective, evaluating physical properties while adhering to industry standards. They test durability and establish load thresholds for functionality, safety during use, and minimum loads for usability, improving the quality of the final product.




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Automating EV Battery Tray Inspection Increases Speed of Information

In the competitive electric vehicle (EV) industry, perfecting the battery tray's aluminum weld design is critical. It houses essential components and safety ensuring precise integration is crucial to prevent potential hazards such as torsion-induced bending of both the battery tray and the vehicle body due to thermal expansion of battery cells.




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System ‘Crushes’ Force Measurement Application

Rugged data acquisition technology helps a manufacturer design more reliable rock-crushing equipment.




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Materials Testing: Inside the Vascular Labyrinth

Catheters are used for various medical procedures, including addressing issues in a person's arterial network and urological conditions. They also deliver medical devices and treat conditions such as clogged arteries and irregular heartbeats. Testing for catheters includes tensile testing, lubricity testing, and usability/trackability testing.





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Test Methods in Combination Advance Quality for Metal Additive Manufacturing

This article introduces materials testing for metal powder and parts made using metal additive manufacturing. It covers types of testing and their objectives for characterizing printed metal, aimed at non-experts new to metal printing and testing.




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New Scale Robotics Automates Gauging Applications With FANUC Cobots

VICTOR, NY—New Scale Robotics has been named an authorized systems integrator (ASI) for FANUC America Corp., enabling the company to more effectively use its Q-Span automated gauging technology in conjunction with FANUC’s collaborative robots.




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Phenna Group Appoints New Group Head of Corporate Development

Phenna Group has appointed Jon Harrison as the Group Head of Corporate Development.




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What’s Wrong with a Zero Leak Test Specification?

Leak testing is an important quality control measure in manufacturing. This article provides guidance on determining leak testing specifications by exploring factors and modifying existing specifications or creating new ones.





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Using Robotics and Automated Inspection in Manufacturing to Achieve Autonomous Process Control

For automation-focused companies, Autonomous Process Control (APC) isn’t just a tech advancement—it’s essential for achieving six sigma quality and boosting yields and profitability.




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How CT Quality Analysis of EV Batteries Can Help Address Demand and Performance

EVs could represent 45 to 58 percent of all vehicles by 2030, with the lithium-ion battery market expected to grow over 30 percent annually. The question is whether battery quality can keep up with this surge.




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Organizational Culture and Work

Recently a discussion centered on organizational empowerment, its relationship to employee self-determination, and the impact on opportunity. The following is a summary of a recent conversation with one of our readers.




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President Obama Announces New Public-Private Manufacturing Innovation Institute

The President announced new steps with the private sector to strengthen the manufacturing sector, boost advanced manufacturing, and attract the good paying jobs that a growing middle class requires.




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AME Innovation Summit Features Breakthrough and Lean-Minded Thinking

The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) is pleased to present its Innovation Summit in Irvine, CA, March 13-14. Leading industry innovators and longtime lean and innovation advocates will converge at the Irvine Marriot to share exclusive insider knowledge with attendees.




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Cortec Celebrates 20 Years of ISO 9001 Certificaton

Cortec has been ISO 9001 certified since 1994, demonstrating a continuous dedication to total quality and excellence.




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NAM: New EPA Ozone Regulations Could Be Costliest in U.S. History

Regulations could cost the U.S. economy $3.4 trillion.




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Eclipse Automation Offers a Unique Green Initiative for Employees

Eclipse Automation is offering employees bicycles to promote environmental impact awareness.




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Simplifying Metrology System Selection for Medical Applications

Ensuring stringent medical part quality is challenging, but with the right vision system, manufacturers can utilize powerful technology to help determine that the challenges are being met. 




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Using Simple Linear Regression For Instrument Calibration?

Measurement devices must be calibrated regularly to ensure they perform their jobs properly. While calibration covers a wide range of applications and scenarios, the goal is simple: ensure your device is measuring to your standards.