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...
🖋📖 DO YOU KEEP A BLACK BOOK? 📖🖋 Okay, I personally don't keep an actual black book, and most recruiters and talent acquisition folks have some sort of ATS, but to the civil engineering leaders out there, do you keep a black book? Maybe it's a folder...