02 Dec Are your Mondays brutal?
If your Mondays are brutal...
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25 Sep Two Cent Tuesday: Company Culture – Don’t Chase the Symptom, Chase the Cause
In the medical field, you may have heard the phrase, Don't chase the symptom, chase the cause. For example, treating someone for depression without therapy is chasing the symptom. Or telling someone who gets eight hours of sleep a night, yet is constantly tired, just to get...
20 Mar Why Work/Life Balance and Success Cannot Co-Exist
Often times when I am consulting with candidates as to their motives for exploring a new opportunity, more often than not the idea of work/life balance surfaces. [caption id="attachment_17456" align="alignright" width="300"] Source: Huffington Post[/caption] My assessment is that most companies promote a work/life balance philosophy, and it...
13 Feb The Myth of the “Low-Man-on-the-Totem-Pole”
There are many reasons why civil engineers and other professionals choose not to explore new opportunities when I call them, and many of the reasons are valid: Just received a promotion Satisfied with career progression Great culture Great pay Exposure to challenging projects Surrounded by...
09 Jan Two Cent Tuesday – Making it to the Restaurant
When someone is looking for a new civil engineering job, what is one of the first things they do? They go online to see what companies are recruiting or hiring. They peruse executive search websites that specialize in their profession, they venture to the Monsters and...
02 Jan Two Cent Tuesday – Play In The Corners
Nothing replaces hard work. Nothing. There are no short-cuts to long-term success. Often times I speak to younger civil engineers who feel entitled to sexy titles and roles that far exceed their experience. I'm not sure why. But somewhere along the way, someone gave in and...
30 Mar You Want To Hire “A” Players? Some Tactical Advice
A few months ago I had a candidate who we recruited a year ago resurface indicating that the time was now right for him to make a move. This candidate was a five-star candidate. Within three days of that candidate's resurrection, the Executive Vice President and Sr....
17 Nov Are You Having Fun With Your Career?
Earlier this week during the course of conducting a search for a client of mine I spoke with a TxDOT Engineer who would make a great candidate for a position I was recruiting for. After discussing with him his career and the specifics of the...