Several real estate researchers met this week to reveal a trend in Atlanta that’s a strong indicator of new building patterns in the U.S. Have we reached peak sprawl? “That new construction has taken place on less than 1 percent of the metropolitan Atlanta region’s land mass, suggesting a shift in real…(Read More)
You may have missed Tuesday’s observance of Construction Awareness Day, but it can be replicated, and for good reason. Some 200 high school students from Sioux City, South Dakota went on a field trip to a mock construction site to learn about job opportunities. “There’s a giant need in the construction industry for…(Read More)
“What actually separates winners from losers isn’t talent, it’s attitude. And yes, we ought to be having a war for attitude,” writes international best-selling author and business pro Seth Godin. One way for construction companies to keep perspective on this issue is to work with industry recruiters, who understand how intuition and…(Read More)
A growing number of people are willing to relocate for professional jobs as the economy continues to stumble. What kinds of activities are you involved with in assisting new hires with this responsibility? Corporate relocation policies are continuing to evolve as home construction and rental patterns shift. You may be at the crossroads of this…(Read More)
Yes, the construction industry can prove dangerous when people are working on job sites, but let’s not forget other workplace situations that can cause injury and death. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration reports there are 2 million victims of workplace violence every year. Is your organization proactive about this issue? Recruiting…(Read More)
Managed service providers have become the agents of change for our agile workforce. “One of the shifting tectonics of talent acquisition and retention is the growing use of managed service providers for the most effective alignment of a nontraditional workforce,” maintains Kimberley Hubble, talent leader at HudsonRPO.com, a recruitment process outsourcing firm. Hubble says…(Read More)
The construction of strip malls and neighborhood centers is slow, but construction leaders and hiring managers in the Twin Cities in Minnesota may disagree. Minneapolis Saint Paul leads the nation in retail construction, according to a new report from Colliers. An article on StarTribune.com states that the Twin Cities had 1.2 million square…(Read More)
If you think the filter you have developed about sizing up people disappears when interviewing talent, you’re wrong. The way the mind works in the areas of perception and interpretation, both consciously and subconsciously, must be examined, writes talent and HR consultant JoAnn Corley. Corley asks the loaded question: Do you have a sense…(Read More)
Some 960 banks— including many in Kansas, Wyoming, and Colorado—began making construction and land development loans in the second quarter of 2013. Banks regulated by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City made $110 million in construction and land development loans in the quarter, reports Dennis Domrzalski of Albuquerque Business First. “But it was…(Read More)
As the labor shortage continues, a new survey of 700 construction companies reveals that qualified craft workers are becoming harder to find. Research from the Associated General Contractors of America concludes that of the 74 percent of respondents, the most frequently reported difficulties are in filling onsite construction jobs such as carpenters, equipment operators, and…(Read More)
