Is it true if your engineering degreeing isn't ABET accredited then it is worthless.

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The point is, HR strategy is an integral part of your overall operational strategy. Higher pay attracts better workers which then in turn allows you to vastly improve your operations. I think every engineer will tell you that, at any firm, the vast majority of the work is actually produced by only a minority of the people, and many employees are not very productive at all. Hence, wouldn’t it be better to hire more of the productive people (by offering better pay) and fewer of the less productive people (by maintaining high hiring standards)? That’s what Henry Ford did.

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<p>I agree that HR strategy is important, but my point is you can’t just double salaries and that’ll fix things automatically. It has to be part of a broader overall strategy. There has to be some sort of expectation of greater revenue, and I’m not convinced this alone will do. </p>

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Of course. But we’re talking about what individual firms can do, for they do represent the demand for engineering labor. Think of it this way. If there are lots and lots of engineering firms that offer excellent salaries and career advancement, why would anybody who has any skills want to work for one of the low-cost firms? Ultimately, it will mean that those firms won’t be able to find anybody decent who wants to work for them because they’d rather work elsewhere.

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<p>Of course those low-cost firms will have people that will work there. Do you think that everybody with an engineering degree will be get hired by those A+ firms? Of course not. There will always be those at the bottom, and they will end up working for companies at the bottom. That’s not going to change. That’s not what I consider to be the problem. The problem is that clients are willing to hire those low-cost firms and won’t put a premium on the quality of the product. We have to change the mindset of those with the money.</p>