Training

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.

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.

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.

Community Colleges Offer Opportunity to Get a Degree and Find a Career in Construction

by Julie Brandt | Jan 25, 2024
Education | Recruitment | Training | Workforce | Young Professionals

Need skilled-trade talent? Try building it at the local level by partnering with a community or technical college.

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.

A Merit-Based Business Is Built on Inclusion

by Andrew Sinclair | Jan 11, 2024
Careers | Recruitment | Training | Workforce

Disability on a jobsite doesn't have to be a deterrent.

Seven Ways to Become a More Mindful Construction Leader

by Brian Gallagher | Nov 14, 2023
Training | Workforce | Workforce Management

When you feel better, you work better, and so does your company.

Getting Technical: Two Tech Companies Donate to Students in Need

by Christopher Durso | Nov 1, 2023
Culture | Departments | Training

Xcel Strategies is bringing digital-construction training to kids in need—thanks to donations from Autodesk and Cintoo.

ABC Director of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Honored for Construction Diversity Efforts by Maryland Minority Contractors

Strategies to Reduce the Number of Human Errors and Accidents on Jobsites

How Workforce Data Can Help Close Contractor Skills Gaps

ABC Greater Tennessee Requests Academy Funding

Mindfulness and Risk Management: Consciously Raising the Bar on Process and Outcomes

The State of Women in the Construction Industry in 2021