Would you agree that HR pros are only as good as the recruiters who do their filtering? To avoid having “poorly trained, unapproachable, and lackluster recruiters” tasked with finding your next superstar, check out these tips from Shannon Smedstad, a recruiting and HR social media consultant. She reminds us that successful recruiters have product knowledge…(Read More)
Hiring managers may be busier than usual in the coming months, thanks to the U.S. State Department. Officials have admitted the controversial Keystone XL pipeline could pose substantial environmental problems but issued a draft environmental impact statement concluding there are no viable alternatives. According to USNews.com, the fed’s conclusion preliminarily clears the…(Read More)
When hiring a PM in an industry that’s prone to injury, exposure to hazardous materials, and stiff government regulations, risk management experience is a must. A post written by Balboa Capital, a provider of small business loans, states: “When at a construction site, project managers will be exposed to situations that they may not…(Read More)
What’s the effect of gender wording in job descriptions? A study by Gaucher, Friesen, & Kay concludes that there’s a marked difference in linguistics when jobs are posted in male-dominated industries. The data finds that subtle wording in construction, engineering, and other fields play to the male psyche, leaving female candidates at…(Read More)
Construction companies employ hundreds of thousands of people, providing a lot of opportunities in the way of career building. Recessions and slow growth may hit the industry from time to time but once the tide has passed, it flourishes again, thanks to the need for infrastructural components. Construction companies are classified based on the type…(Read More)
Without the construction industry, we wouldn’t have malls, houses, office buildings, sidewalks, roads, bridges, drainage systems and everything else necessary for us to survive under infrastructure. The level of planning, execution and completion must be perfect to live up to quality standards which is why projects are so expensive. Take a look at the…(Read More)
Construction entails off-site and on-site jobs. With the latter, there’s a lot of heavy work involved from manual labor to operating heavy equipment the likes of which include cranes, earthmovers and cement mixers among others. Operation is unlike ordinary vehicles which is why special skills are needed when using such equipment. Backhoes…(Read More)
No construction work can be planned, executed and completed without the services of a construction project manager. Overseeing the phases of construction work, project managers make sure that everything goes according to plan, budget and capabilities right from start to finish. Primary duties • Construction project managers plan a project in phases or steps and…(Read More)
Anything to do with creating something on a large scale requires training. Lots of it. And there’s no area that requires this training more than the construction industry. You may have the academic qualification but if you lack hands-on skill, you’ll be hard pressed to find a company that will hire you…(Read More)
Construction jobs are many because the planet’s population is always growing and there’s a need for infrastructure to accommodate this facet. Further, there are many types of jobs in the construction industry which makes it one of the most versatile and ‘people-friendly’ sectors that exist. If you want to be part of…(Read More)
