I can't tell you how many times I speak with folks who tell me they are not interested in considering a positive career move because they are "comfortable." Personally, I'm in the camp that believes comfort is the enemy of progress. Being comfortable with one's current career...
The Federal Trade Commission recently proposed a rule that would ban companies from requiring workers to sign noncompete provisions as well as some training repayment agreements. There are a few reasons why some people believe non-compete employment agreements should be banned. 🤔I'm curious as to the...
I recently read Ed Mylett's book "The Power of One More." If you have not read it, I highly recommend it.Being a recruiter or search consultant, especially in the #civilengineering profession, is an extremely challenging job. Extremely.That said, I would like to give my fellow recruiters some words...
Has your firm taken a few 🥊punches to the gut🥊 when it comes to the #greatresignation ? If indeed this is the case, and you want to bring down your rate of attrition, you should do a deep dive by asking some of the following questions: 📌Is one department...
Want To Be Successful? Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable! This past weekend I was de-cluttering and going through a BUNCH of old paperwork in my basement when I stumbled across my official offer letter from CSI, an executive search firm in Phoenix. The year: 1997. I accepted...
🤔🤔🤔 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...
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...
Yesterday I had the opportunity to speak with an EIT who has just over two years of experience under his belt. As many of you can relate, this is what his first two years of experience as a civil engineer looked like: 📅 September 2019-March 2020: Fulltime...
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I'm of the philosophy that you can't time the stock market. If you sit on the sideline waiting for the perfect time to get in, you will undoubtedly lose that fight, and opportunity after opportunity will pass you by. This same reasoning, I believe, applies to...