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Home » Topic » Workforce » Recruitment

Manifest Destiny: How a New Assessment Is Helping Construction Workers Control Their Career Paths

by Grace Calengor | May 22, 2025
Human Resources | Recruitment | Retention | Workforce

‘Let 'em build careers.’ That’s what Jeff Rashall, vice president of construction at Burns & McDonnell, says of the company’s new recruitment and retention strategy. ‘It really starts with the assessment process and letting employees get in control of their own destiny.’

Beating the Skilled-Labor Shortage With Technology

by Parth Tikiwala | May 16, 2025
Recruitment | Technology | Workforce

As labor shortages strain the construction industry, firms are turning to AI, automation and digital collaboration tools to keep projects on track and maximize efficiency.

This All-Girl Inspired Construction Recruitment Program Is Changing Lives

by Grace Calengor | May 15, 2025
Culture | Organization Culture | People | Recruitment | Workforce | Young Professionals

Can you ever have too many construction recruitment programs designed for females?

Behavioral Hiring Builds a Stronger Construction Workforce

by Matt Poepsel | May 9, 2025
Human Resources | Recruitment | Workforce

Sometimes, what we are looking for is hidden in plain sight. This sentiment may also apply to construction workers.

Nonresidential Construction Added Jobs in April Despite Headwinds

by ABC | May 7, 2025
Business | Commercial | Economy | Markets | Public | Recruitment | Workforce

Despite a slow in nonresidential construction spending, the sector added jobs in April.

Construction Job Openings Decreased by 38,000 in March

by ABC | Apr 30, 2025
Business | Economy | Recruitment | Retention | Workforce

Industrywide labor hirings are visibly slowing, but so are industrywide quittings and firings.

Construction Needs More BIM Technology and More People Who Know How to Use It

by Konstantin Solomka | Apr 23, 2025
BIM | Recruitment | Technology | Workforce

The construction industry needs more workers trained in BIM, but who is going to train them?

The Construction Workforce Is More Fair for Female Workers Than Other Industries

by John Oliver | Apr 18, 2025
Leadership | Recruitment | Retention | Workforce

More women are entering the skilled-trades than ever before, and they're making more money, too.
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