Innovative recruitment techniques: how we stay ahead in finding the best engineers

Talented engineers are hard to come by in such a competitive field. Here at Mackinnon & Partners, we employ a range of innovative recruitment techniques to ensure we’re sourcing, screening, and selecting the best of the best, benefiting our candidates and clients equally.

Check out some of our most successful recruitment techniques below…

Finding Great Engineers: Innovative Recruitment Techniques

AI and Data-Driven Recruitment

Artificial Intelligence and data analytics are changing the recruitment game. Gone are traditional methods of scouring through resumes and hunting job boards. Instead, these advanced technologies enable us to source, screen, and select top-quality candidates effectively and efficiently. We can analyse large sets of data, identify patterns, skills, and candidate suitability faster than ever before, and guarantee higher success rates.

Sourcing engineers in this way allows us to select the cream of the crop, refining criteria to identify the perfect fit, benefitting both our clients and candidates in the long run.

Targeting Niche Platforms and Networks

Engineering is a vast field, with professionals ranging in skills and experience levels. This is why it’s vital for us as a specialized recruitment agency to understand the importance of niching down and utilizing specific platforms and professional networks to find top talent.

Unlike generalized or traditional job boards, niche platforms attract engineers who are actively engaged in their specific industries, whether that be renewable energy, manufacturing or construction. When searching for specialized engineers, targeting niche platforms and networks allows us to source candidates who align with a very specific set of criteria.

Personalized Engagement

When appointing new engineers is of utmost importance, it can be tempting to simply go through the hiring motions. However, doing so can lead to a loss of that human touch. As a specialized recruitment agency, we find it beneficial to personalize any engagement we have with potential candidates, valuing their specific skills, experience wants and needs.

Not only does this help us get a measure of their character, but it also enables us to find suitable engineering placements in which their specific characteristics will allow them to thrive. This candidate-first approach focuses on tailored communication, role alignment and individual aspirations from start to finish, increasing the chances of a successful engineering placement.

Utilizing Modern Assessment Tools

Gone are the days when recruitment relied solely on interviews and resumes. Utilizing modern assessment tools like psychometric tests, technical skills evaluations and gamified assessments for engineers helps us to source, screen and select candidates with a clearer idea of their full breadth of skills beyond engineering ability.

These skills include problem-solving, communication strengths and weaknesses, logic and a variety of soft skills – all of which need to be understood for successful placements on both parts.

Gathering this information about candidates before appointment reduces the chances of losing time and money on a placement that isn’t right for the candidate or the organisation. The more you know, the more successful your placements will be.

Engineering Recruitment with Mackinnon & Partners

For more information on how we can support both engineering candidates and organisations through the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to get in touch.