How to Build Your “A” Team
Despite modern day advances in networking tools, easy access to information and increased ability to connect to people remotely, most construction companies continue to rely on job postings and traditional recruiting for their hiring. And when hired candidates leave, quit
3 Newly Constructed Memorial Projects Worth a Visit this Weekend
The upcoming Memorial Day weekend may evoke images of barbeques, gardening and relaxation but to the 1.3 million active duty military and 800,000 reserve forces, as well as the millions of Americans who have lost a family member in military
Does Your Company Have a “Pre-Boarding” Strategy?
It’s an all too familiar scenario. You’ve met with a candidate, interviewed them, even wined and dined them and have all their paperwork ready for their upcoming first day of work. A week later, you receive the dreaded phone call
5 Things You’re NOT Doing on LinkedIn (that you should be)
Keep in mind, our team lives and breathes the LinkedIn environment on a daily basis so we are connected with thousands of commercial construction professionals and have come to learn that there are a few things “missing” from our candidate’s
Workplace Assessments: Helpful or Harmful?
I have received quite a few inquiries from clients lately regarding the use of online workplace assessments and how to dig in at a deeper level to reveal a candidate’s abilities and assess whether they will be a good fit
Miami Construction Profiles: 5 Projects Worth Tracking
In case the cranes dotting the Miami skyline aren’t catching your eye, you must be living under a rock not to notice that commercial construction continues to boom in South Florida. With so many projects changing the profile of the
Millennial Workplace Stereotypes, Debunked
There are a lot of stereotypes floating around about the Millenial talent pool. Thousands of YouTube videos, memes , jokes and articles all perpetuate the same old picture of a lazy, trophy-seeking, entitled generation simply looking to game the system
Google for Jobs: The Next Boom or the Next Bust?
Whether you are a recruiter, executive search consultant or a hiring manager looking to fill your next strategic position, no doubt you are coming across a lot of big news lately as it pertains to Google’s latest foray into the
Why The Market is Flooded with Bad Recruiters And What You Can do About It
About 2 years ago, I decided to break away from my traditional resort-style vacation and go a bit more rogue. I wouldn’t exactly call a trip to SoCal “roughing” it but choosing a rustic, mountainous locale with farm-to-table cuisine was