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Six Tips for Attracting Millennial Workers to the Construction Industry

Jobs in construction are growing, as is the number of new entrants to the workforce. Companies can narrow the gap by adapting new approaches for attracting millennials. By focusing on the millennial segment of the talent pool, firms won’t just survive the labor shortage—they will thrive in the changing business environment.
By Tyler Craig
March 2, 2017
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by Tyler Craig
Tyler Craig is a Construction Account Executive for Management Recruiters of Cedar Rapids, an Iowa-based executive recruitment affiliate of MRINetwork, one of the largest executive search and recruitment organizations in the world. Serving the construction and financial services markets, locally and nationally since 1976, the firm is proud to celebrate 40 years of successfully connecting clients with top talent.

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