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Properly Preparing Your First-Year Employees for Success on the Jobsite

by Randy Dombrowski | Apr 16, 2024
Recruitment | Retention | Training | Workforce

Having a problem finding qualified workers? Improve hiring and onboarding measures to ensure quality hires and double down on safety standards to attract them.

Increasing Support for the Increasing Number of Women in Construction

by Shanthi Rajan | Mar 19, 2024
Careers | Human Resources | Leadership | Recruitment | Retention | Training | Workforce

Providing more support for the women in the construction industry is a promising way to recruit them to (and retain them at) your company.

Barriers That Are Hurting Your Hiring and Recruitment Efforts

by Samantha Stephenson | Mar 5, 2024
Diversity | Recruitment | Retention | Workforce

To hire based on merit, companies must ensure that their hiring procedures are accessible to everyone.

Building TeamBuilder

by Patrick Hennessy, Russell Tipton | Feb 14, 2024
Human Resources | Retention | Training | Workforce

After experiencing chronic problems with workforce planning, Harkins needed an easy-to-use solution that would support not just staffing but training and development. So the general contractor designed and developed one itself.

Building TeamBuilder

by Patrick Hennessy, Russell Tipton | Feb 14, 2024
Departments | Human Resources | Retention | Training | Workforce

After experiencing chronic problems with workforce planning, Harkins needed an easy-to-use solution that would support not just staffing but training and development. So the general contractor designed and developed one itself.

Generation Yes: Recruiting Today’s Construction Management Students

by David McMillin | Feb 14, 2024
Careers | Cover Story | Features | Recruitment | Retention | Training | Workforce | Young Professionals

Today’s construction-management students are ready and eager to join the workforce. What can companies do to attract the best and brightest? Get to them early, create a close-knit culture, offer flexibility and travel— and don’t discount their affinity for technology.

The Case for Skills-Based Hiring

by Fraser Patterson | Jan 25, 2024
Departments | Education | Human Resources | Recruitment | Retention | Training | Workforce

Forget ‘education,’ ‘experience’ or ‘past employment.’ Filling the trades gap will mean identifying the specific skills you need for the projects you have—and hiring people with those skills.

Revamp Your Employee Training Program to Attract the 2024 Workforce

by Tony DiSilvestro | Dec 15, 2023
Recruitment | Retention | Workforce

Creating a comprehensive, progressive training plan for employees throughout their employment could keep them at your company for their entire career.
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