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)
It’s a sophisticated toy. That’s how one project manager describes the ease of use associated with drones his company has been using on construction projects in Seattle and several other areas. “We’re saving the owner money because we’re not spending money each month to have a plane fly over, plus we…(Read More)
Some 3 million workers are expected to participate in the second annual “Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction” initiative. The outreach campaign organized by OSHA is set for May 4-15. Fatalities caused by falls are the leading cause of death of construction workers, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The…(Read More)
The Architecture Billings Index, or ABI, is a leading economic indicator of construction activity. The March ABI brings good news for construction jobs, as the score reflects healthy growth. “The ABI reflects the approximate nine-to-twelve month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending,” says a post on BDCNetwork.com. There were some…(Read More)
A new crane standard no longer allows users to exceed the rated capacity, even for load tests, reports Engineering News Record. “The American national standard for mobile cranes, ASME B30.5-2014, brings major changes to the rules governing how crane users are to work within a lifting machine’s capacity range, or load chart…(Read More)
