Job Market
The Recruiter's Outlook
Plan Your 2024 Hires Now
November 30, 2023As the calendar strikes December, we all begin to reflect and think ahead to the new year. How much more can I accomplish before the year ends? Did I achieve my goals? What goals should I set for next year? For some of you, if you haven’t done so already, I suggest adding Who will […]
Read moreLayoffs in US Clean Energy
October 31, 2023The US employment market has become as unpredictable as the weather! Since March of 2022, the Federal Reserve has adjusted the interest rate (for a total of 5 percentage points) a near record 12 times! All with the goal of taming inflation, adjusting consumer spending, and slowing job growth. But is it working? Well, job […]
Read moreDo We Believe in Climate Change Now?
June 30, 2023Unless you live under a rock, you’ve experienced the Canadian wildfire season this summer. And, unfortunately, the poor air from Canada is now circulating as far as Europe, too. Canada has reported an incredible 2,981 wildfires so far this season. As I write the Recruiter’s Outlook for June, there are 483 known wildfires currently burning. […]
Read moreBack from Boston
February 28, 2023I just returned from RE+ Northeast in Boston and without disappointment. This is arguably the best regional conference on the trade show circuit, and also my favorite for many reasons: it’s close to our Jersey City homebase, which makes for easy travel, it’s memorable, and was my first solar conference back in 2011 when it […]
Read more2022 in Review
December 31, 2022Final Outlook of the Year! This is our last newsletter of 2022, and I’ll be sharing some of our observations, milestones, and challenges in talent acquisition within renewable energy from the last twelve months. But first, THANK YOU to our customers and job-seekers for supporting EnergeiaWorks in our 12th year of business. And, of course, […]
Read moreRE+ 2022 Now in the Books!
September 30, 2022Having ridden the ups and downs from the regulations on the investment tax credit and production tax credits over the past 12 years in renewable energy, it’s been a long while since I’ve been to a conference marked by so much unified optimism towards the industry! Last week, about 27,000 renewable energy professionals descended upon Anaheim, California, for […]
Read moreInflation Reduction Act signed!
August 31, 2022Now that the IRA is law, let’s get to work! The US has carved out $370B in new spending on climate change and clean energy. We will see an increase in clean energy production and tax credits (including the long fought battle in energy storage!) and we’ll see more domestic manufacturing in solar – First […]
Read moreJob Growth in Offshore Wind. Job Loss in Solar?
April 30, 2022As I pondered what to write about in April, I couldn’t decide between two important topics within renewable energy job news: ‘job growth’ in offshore wind or potential ‘job loss’ in solar? Ultimately, I decided that since they are both very immediate, I will address both now with our subscriber base of 17,000 clean energy […]
Read moreQ1 demand for clean energy talent!
February 28, 2022Even with the close of Q1 still a month out, EnergeiaWorks has already set a new company quarterly record for revenue. At the onset of 2022, we set lofty goals for our business based on the trajectories we saw from 2021. I’m thrilled to report that we are achieving these targets and demand for our […]
Read more2021 In Review
January 3, 2022Final Outlook of the year! As we wind down 2021, let’s give a quick recap of renewable energy under the Biden administration. First and foremost, our industry finally felt some certainty and assurance from the federal government. This certainty has spiked growth in residential, commercial, and utility-scale solar, onshore & offshore wind, and battery energy […]
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