Hiring in U.S. manufacturing during geopolitical uncertainty

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More and more people are asking about the effect the wars in the Middle East and Europe are having on the hiring process in U.S. manufacturing Short answer: it hasn’t stopped hiring—but it has changed how and where companies hire, and it’s made decision-making more cautious. Here’s what I’m seeing (and what lines up with…

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State of Middle & Upper Management in Industrial Manufacturing

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A Hard Look From 45+ Years in the Trenches After placing manufacturing leadership for more than four decades, I’ll say this plainly: the middle- and upper-management market in industrial manufacturing is under more strain today than at any point in my career. Demand is high. Supply is thin. And the gap between the two is…

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Welcome to RSA The Next Chapter 

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This year marks the 45th anniversary of Ron Sunshine Associates, and with it, the next chapter in our journey.  When we first opened our doors in 1980, the recruiting industry looked very different. There were no faxes, no computers, no emails, no text messages, and no offshore research teams. Even something as simple as making…

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