Leadership transitions in construction are often discussed as if they will unfold on predictable timelines. There will be notice.There will be overlap.There will be time to prepare. In practice, many leadership changes happen far more quickly than expected. A retirement moves up.An executive resigns.A strategic decision accelerates the timeline. What was…(Read More)
Interviews in construction are often treated as informal conversations. They shouldn’t be. At the leadership level — whether hiring project managers, superintendents, or estimators — interview performance reveals far more than personality or culture fit. It signals preparation, ownership, and professional maturity. Hiring managers naturally focus on experience: project size, backlog, tenure, technical scope. But…(Read More)
The construction labor market has shifted over the past few years, but one reality has not changed: successful hiring and successful career moves still come down to process and timing. From the employer side, many contractors assume hiring struggles are purely a supply issue. While it’s true that qualified talent remains limited, that only…(Read More)
In construction, strong careers are often built on operational excellence. Deliver projects well, manage teams effectively, and opportunities tend to follow. But reaching the executive level requires something different. The expectations placed on construction executives have evolved. Technical expertise and operational leadership still matter, but organizations increasingly look for leaders who can think strategically, guide…(Read More)
For years, construction hiring has been driven by urgency. Projects start, people move, schedules shift, and hiring often becomes reactive. When someone leaves, the focus turns to filling the seat as quickly as possible. On the candidate side, that same urgency has translated into résumé blasting and frequent job changes, with the assumption that…(Read More)
Construction Recruiters Network members, Bob Honour and Rob Herndon recently spoke with Engineering News Record (ENR) about the challenges of hiring top talent and the effects on salaries and compensation in a competitive construction industry. Check out the article of CRN’s industry knowledge. https://www.enr.com/articles/44795-employers-use-creative-perks-for…(Read More)
Many small companies choose their new employees based on a single interview. Unfortunately research shows that interviews have extremely poor validity when it comes to selecting the right employees. (In case you’ve forgotten, “validity” means an instrument measures what it’s supposed to measure). Interviews are supposed to measure the likelihood that a candidate…(Read More)
Sometimes I’ll get a call from a client because they’re ready to fire Bob. I’ll ask a few follow-up questions and discover that there is no major policy violation, they’re really just irritated with him for an accumulation of stuff that seems important today but is somewhat minor in the…(Read More)
Rhode Island is the backdrop of the nation’s first wind farm. The project—developed by Deepwater Wind—will consist of a five-turbine, 30-megawatt wind farm that will produce enough energy to power all homes and businesses on Block Island. Previously, Block Island has relied on diesel generators, according to the Sierra Club…(Read More)
This summer, ‘Operation Orange Squeeze’ gets underway in the Keystone State. State troopers will be positioned in construction vehicles inside highway work zones with radar equipment. “They’ll relay speeders to other troopers waiting outside the work zones who will then pull over and issue tickets,” according to a post on EquuipmentWorld.com. The post…(Read More)
