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Turn Your Website Into a Recruiting Machine

by Brian M. Fraley | May 16, 2017
Careers | Recruitment | Training | Workforce

These five tips can help construction firms attract and convert the best talent through their company website. Taking these steps now will convert a one-dimensional construction website focused on lead generation into a recruiting machine that attracts the right people to do the work.

Top Construction Risks Are Geopolitical Instability and Workforce Management, Report Says

by Paul Becker | May 3, 2017
Business | Risk Management | Training

Construction sector executives named geopolitical instability and workforce management issues as the biggest challenges facing their industry, according to new research by Willis Towers Watson.

Move Away From Safety Banners to Better Promote Safe Construction: Four Ways to Improve Jobsite Safety

With open conversations, continual training and genuine safety awareness in place of safety advertising, construction workers can look forward to having a safe place to work, while margins and reputations are protected.

Meet the Competitors

by Construction Executive | Apr 28, 2017
Training | Workforce

Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) 30th annual National Craft Championships (NCC), held March 1-2 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., raises the profile of careers in construction and highlights the $1.1 billion that ABC member companies spend annually on workforce...

Close Gaps in Construction Worker Skills with Mobile Training Technology

by Construction Executive | Apr 24, 2017
Technology | Training

With mobile-first training technology in its tool belt, the construction industry can address its pressing talent shortage and begin developing the next generation of skilled craft professionals needed to achieve safe worksites, quality projects and increase profitability.

Go Mobile to Keep Up With a Dispersed Construction Workforce

by Merchants Bonding Company | Apr 24, 2017
Human Resources | Recruitment | Training | Workforce

Mobile-friendly workforce management is a practical way for construction companies to engage their employees. Companies struggling with recruiting and retaining top talent should take a mobile-friendly workforce management strategy into consideration when approaching its recruiting and workforce development plan.

Virtual Reality Training in Construction

by Merchants Bonding Company | Apr 24, 2017
Training | Workforce

Contractors in the virtual reality training market who understand their learner and have the technical capability to utilize the latest developments in VR to produce highly realistic simulated environments could potentially revolutionize training. VR training for equipment operators has the potential to positively impact safety, productivity and profitability.

Eight Qualities of Successful Project Managers

by Michelle LaBrosse | Apr 19, 2017
Business | Project Management | Recruitment | Training

The task in hiring a new project manager is to identify the candidates with the educational, technical and interpersonal characteristics that make them the best fit for the job. Educational and technical qualifications will vary by industry, but the interpersonal qualities that make for a top-notch project manager are universal.

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Turn Your Website Into a Recruiting Machine

Top Construction Risks Are Geopolitical Instability and Workforce Management, Report Says

Move Away From Safety Banners to Better Promote Safe Construction: Four Ways to Improve Jobsite Safety

Meet the Competitors

Close Gaps in Construction Worker Skills with Mobile Training Technology

Go Mobile to Keep Up With a Dispersed Construction Workforce

Virtual Reality Training in Construction

Eight Qualities of Successful Project Managers

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