Had an interesting conversation yesterday with a #civilengineer in my network. We were discussing the whole #futureofwork / #remotework / #hybridwork environment, and I found what he said pretty interesting. He felt that the younger generation of #civilengineers, let's say 30 and under, actually PREFER to be back in the office working on a full-time basis. I...
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...
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...
🖋📖 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...
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...
🚫🔌🚫🔌 MAKE SURE TO UNPLUG 🚫🔌🚫🔌 Last week I ran a poll amongst the #civilengineering community as the topic of 🔥🔥#burnout🔥🔥 has been a heated one as of late. Of the nearly 500 poll participants: ⏲15% indicated they worked 50-55 hours per week⏲24% were working 55+ hours per week As a...
A few months ago I reached out to a candidate for a civil engineering role I was looking to fill in Texas. She was young, passionate about her career, but she was in the process of looking to buy her first home, and she was...
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...
Last week one of my client shared with me a story of a recent candidate who they had interviewed. The candidate had experienced some tremendous success in his five year career thus far that he was very proud of, and rightfully so. His goal was to...