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...
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...
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...