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Five Essential Tips to Recruit and Retain a Gen Z Workforce in 2025

by John Lack | Jan 17, 2025
Recruitment | Retention | Workforce

A significant portion of the U.S. construction workforce will retire in the next 10 years. Is your contracting business prepared to attract the next generation of industry professionals?

Bridging the Expertise and Knowledge Gap From a Retiring Generation of Builders

by James Norris | Dec 20, 2024
Recruitment | Retention | Technology | Workforce | Workforce Management

Smartapp presents its vision for the role of AI in the future of the built environment and its workforce.

Paving the Way: How Tech Is Teaching the New Generation

by Kris Lengieza | Dec 12, 2024
Artificial Intelligence | Data Analytics | Nuts + Bolts | Recruitment | Technology | Training | Upgrade | Workforce

Construction has a long road ahead when it comes to bringing a new workforce up to speed on critical skills—but rapid advancements in technology and data analytics can make the trip smoother for all.

What You Need to Know About the Dirt World

by Grace Calengor | Dec 11, 2024
Careers | Education | Leadership | Recruitment | Retention | Training | Workforce | Young Professionals

Now in its second year, there is no terrible-twos phase for the construction industry’s newest workforce conference, the Dirt World Summit.

Construction Job Openings Down Nearly 40% From a Year Ago

by ABC | Dec 6, 2024
Careers | Recruitment | Workforce

Do fewer construction jobs available combined with fewer lay offs bode well for the future of the workforce?

The Power of ‘Why’: Optimizing New Employee Onboarding

by Anne Lackey | Dec 4, 2024
Departments | Recruitment | Retention | Workforce

Employee onboarding can make or break a new hire’s transition into your workforce. Here are essential tips to ensure the process helps new hires get up to speed as efficiently as possible.

Construction Can Look to Gen Z and Technology to Sustain Talent Pipeline

by Kit Dickinson | Nov 5, 2024
Recruitment | Robotics | Technology | Workforce

You've heard it over and over: Gen Z is the solution to the labor shortage. But there may be another way to tap into that talent pipeline.

Casting Call: Recruiting the Next Class of Construction Leaders

by David McMillin | Nov 4, 2024
Cover Story | Features | Recruitment | Training | Workforce

The current cast of construction leaders is retiring, begging the question: Who’s up next?
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