I recently saw a news report about the labor shortage, and apparently there is no help on the way. Here is what is going on: 📌 Folks are retiring in droves 📌 There are not enough Millennials and GenXr's to replace the Boomers 📌 Huge decrease in the...
🤔🤔🤔 WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU ARE ON THE FENCE 🤔🤔🤔 Often times I speak with #civilengineering professionals who are pretty happy where they are and are not actively looking to make a move. Quite frankly, they are typically so busy that even the thought of considering something...
There is a very interesting push/pull going on the civil engineering profession between the old guard and the new guard when it comes to company culture. Some of these battles include: 🥊FT #WFH -vs- Hybrid -vs- FT back in the office🥊Thoughts on what it really means to be...
During this period of time where we keep hearing of the "great resignation" and a massive talent shortage, I recently read an article where companies are being more open to considering candidates who don't necessarily have experience specific to their industry, but they have so...
My degree is in Hotel / Restaurant Management. My first job out of school was with the Doubletree Resort in Scottscale Arizona. It took me three months to figure out that was NOT the industry I wanted to be in. My next job was as an Assistant Manager...
The #greatresignation continues. So last month 4.5 million folks resigned. That's insane to me. There are a myriad of reasons why, of course, but some of it HAS to be due to the disconnect / unemotional attachment as a result of the rampant #WFH policies now in place with businesses across...
The best executives and hiring managers in the civil engineering profession that I have worked with believe that, when it comes to recruiting, "NO" doesn't actually mean "NO", it just means "NOT YET."...
When I decided to branch out on my own as a #civilengineering search consultant nearly 25 years ago, I jumped in with both feet, shut the door, and locked it shut. 🚪I could have had one foot in the door while working a side hustle. 🚪I could have had...
💪🏻💪🏻 Some words of encouragement for all my recruiting & TA friends 💪🏻💪🏻 A few weeks ago I placed a civil engineer with a client in North Carolina. The placement was a pretty easy one once we got the ball rolling. ☎☎ A :30 minute phone interview🙋🏻♂️...
🤦🏻♂️❓ DOES YOUR FIRM HAVE A REPUTATION PROBLEM❓🤦🏻♂️ It happens. 🤦🏻♂️Someone, for some reason, is given way too much slack, and their track record of poor performance persists...