Bridges, aviation, ports, roads, and other infrastructure throughout the U.S. have received an overall abysmal grade of D+. That assessment comes from the American Society of Civil Engineers. The solution? The president of Microdesk, Mike DeLacey, a construction industry consultancy, maintains that technology and processes such as building information modeling (BIM) can help fix…(Read More)
A group of bipartisan U.S. Senators are supporting a federal immigration plan to “increase the number of high-skilled foreign workers allowed into the country and give permanent legal status to an unlimited number of students who earn graduate degrees from U.S. universities in science, technology, engineering or math,” according to The Washington…(Read More)
Sears Holding Corporation has developed a sourcing model that’s worthy of consideration. It began with a basic Excel spreadsheet and data from a poll on Survey Monkey. Kevin Wheeler’s post on ERE.net reminds us that simple data can be powerful and more useful in the beginning because “it is easier to see…(Read More)
For the first time in 10 years, organizations are going outside of their walls to fill open positions. That’s according to the 2013 Source of Hire Survey released this week by CareerXroads, an HR consultancy in New Jersey. “A new survey shows that nearly 42 percent of 185,450 open positions at 37 large…(Read More)
The old standard CV that’s full of text and bullet points may be on its way out. Beyond.com, a career and jobs posting site boasting a community of 30 million people, says its new Career Portfolio enables job-seekers to create a pictorial display of their experience. A company press release points out…(Read More)
One recruiting professional who attended the SXSW conference with lots of other talent and sourcing folks admits he’s surprised by changes and functions within LinkedIn. The conference in Austin, TX sparked conversations about keywords, search, layouts…and costs. The author of this post, Johnny Campbell, says he’s not impressed with some of the…(Read More)
In our candidate-rich job market, you’ll need to spice up your recruiting efforts when looking for top-notch engineers. These four tactics, including hosting or sponsoring an event and networking with contractors, can help. http://www.webrecruit.co.uk/blog/featured/successfully-recruit-engineers…(Read More)
A new 3-D technology that could reduce the time needed to build housing developments and slash the need for dangerous labor is getting the attention of industry leaders. It’s called “contour crafting”, a practice that’s explained in this post by Stanley Jackson on ConstructionDigital.com. “Contour crafting creates physical prototypes from designers…(Read More)
For the second consecutive year, the non-residential construction industry is looking strong. The Construction Industry Forecast from Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, Inc. indicates that 2013 will bring a modest increase in construction activity in most parts of the U.S. “Wells Fargo’s Construction Optimism Quotient (OQ) – the survey’s primary benchmark for measuring…(Read More)
Here’s the secret sauce when selecting the final candidate for a position. When choices are whittled down to two candidates, entrepreneur Bryan Burkhart of H. Bloom florists in New York says you should consider the person’s fit for the role and the person’s fit for the team. He offers insights about phone…(Read More)
