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The Blended Workforce Model: Building Nuclear Teams Around the Work

May 12, 2026 in Energy & Power, Hiring, Nuclear

 

The nuclear workforce conversation usually gets framed as a supply problem. Not enough experienced people. Too many retirements. Too much demand from operating plants, license renewals, new builds, SMRs, advanced reactor developers, utilities, EPCs, and regulators all competing for the same talent.   Now, that’s all still true. The nuclear workforce shortage is real, but […]

 

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Why Contract-to-Hire Makes Sense in Technical Hiring

April 8, 2026 in Energy & Power, Hiring

 

Hiring is not an exact science. You can do everything right, solid job description, thorough interviews, checked references, and still end up with someone who looks completely different on the job than they did across the table from you. For most organizations, the only way to find out is to make the hire and wait. […]

 

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How Informal Contractor Arrangements in Regulated Energy May Be Putting Your Organization at Risk

February 23, 2026 in Energy & Power, Hiring

 

If you lead engineering in a regulated energy environment, you already know the staffing pressure is real. Qualified people are hard to find. The DOE has documented significant hiring difficulty across the sector, with retirements outpacing new entrants. When a gap opens up before an outage, during a capital project, or ahead of a license […]

 

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The Energy Knowledge Crisis: Building Succession Plans Before You Need Them

February 6, 2026 in Energy & Power, Hiring

 

The energy sector is in the middle of a transformation. Utilities are modernizing grids. Oil and gas operators are balancing traditional production with energy transition investments. Nuclear plants are extending licenses and building new capacity. Data centers are going up everywhere, and they’re energy-hungry by design. Across every corner of the industry, demand is rising. […]

 

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Nuclear Momentum is Growing Nationally. How Talent Planning Has to Adjust.

January 26, 2026 in Energy & Power, Hiring, Nuclear

 

The American Nuclear Society recently highlighted the top states leading nuclear development right now. New plants. Life extensions. Advanced reactor projects. Fuel and supply chain investment.   What the article makes clear is that more states than ever are entering the nuclear conversation. But when interest turns into execution, the pressure doesn’t spread evenly. The […]

 

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AEG Scoop: Second Half of 2025

January 22, 2026 in AEG News

 

If the first half of 2025 involved thriving despite a challenging market, the back half was all about building on that momentum. After a record-setting start to the year, we focused on the work that matters most: helping clients hire faster, helping candidates land the right roles, and giving back to our community.   Here […]

 

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The Nuclear Engineer Shortage: How to Get Ahead in 2026

November 11, 2025 in Energy & Power, Engineering, Nuclear

 

Our country is facing an energy crisis, driven in part by heightened consumer demands and AI data center builds. Although there are some concerted efforts to boost energy production (especially nuclear power), there just aren’t enough qualified engineers to take on these projects, forcing many organizations to rethink their approach to nuclear engineering staffing.   […]

 

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