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...
Recently I heard of a consulting #civilengineering firm who asked a candidate to spend an entire day at their office to meet with a wide range of folks to experience a "day-in-the-life" of working there. 💭My first thought was, 'an entire day, are you kidding me?'💭 🤔But then I...
Yesterday I spoke with a #civilengineer who said to me the following: 😟"It is very rare that I see the sun when I leave the office"🤨 I will tell you that this is not the exception, but the rule as it relates to nearly all employees who work for...
🤔This is purely anecdotal, and I would LOVE to read your thoughts in regards the whole #WFH / #HybridWork movement going on within the #civilengineering profession. 🗺️The bulk of our efforts in recruiting #civilengineers occur in the great state of Texas, and then up and down the east coast as well, from as far...
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...
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."...