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A Total Compensation Package Is Critical to Retain Top Construction Talent

In a candidate-driven market, talent picks the employer and existing employees become a business’ most valuable ambassadors. The challenge now is for employers to improve recruitment and retention by creating the ultimate compensation package.

How to Identify and Manage Difficult Employees

Many companies have a "Dangerous Dave" on the team. He has the best of intentions, but is prone to mistake and lapses in judgment. Is there one on your jobsite?

Improve Your Business by Hiring Women of Color

Increasing diversity in construction is the way of the future that benefits the industry and the women of color that are employed. The need for labor in the construction industry has never been greater, and women of color can help address the gaps in the workforce.

Number of Women in Construction Rises, but Underrepresentation Persists

by Joanna Masterson | Apr 10, 2019
Diversity | Training | Workforce

The number of women working in construction trades increased 17.6 percent between 2017 and 2018, rising to more than a quarter of a million women (276,000), according to new analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.

Construction Workforce Survey Identifies Performance Gaps

by Joanna Masterson | Apr 10, 2019
Training | Workforce

Three-quarters of the nearly 500 nonresidential construction professionals surveyed for the 2019 People In Construction Report said their corporate leaders “live by the core values of the organization,” and 80 percent trust what their boss tells them.

Train Harder, Work Smarter: The Benefits of Training and Apprenticeships

by Kevin Clary | Apr 7, 2019
Careers | Training | Workforce

Formalized training and apprenticeship programs can help fill the talent pipeline as well as improve the bottom line.

Choose the Right Equipment to Optimize a Limited Workforce

In industries that rely on earth augers, safe one-person drills are a simple solution to reduce labor expenses and project turnaround.

Survey: 70% of Contractors Struggle to Meet Project Deadlines as Labor Shortage Persists

The Commercial Construction Index indicates the labor shortage continues to pose major challenges to the industry, causing firms to ask skilled workers to do more work (81%), struggle to meet deadlines (70%), increase costs for new work (63&) and reject new projects (40%).

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A Total Compensation Package Is Critical to Retain Top Construction Talent

How to Identify and Manage Difficult Employees

Improve Your Business by Hiring Women of Color

Number of Women in Construction Rises, but Underrepresentation Persists

Construction Workforce Survey Identifies Performance Gaps

Train Harder, Work Smarter: The Benefits of Training and Apprenticeships

Choose the Right Equipment to Optimize a Limited Workforce

Survey: 70% of Contractors Struggle to Meet Project Deadlines as Labor Shortage Persists

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