The Opportunity Most Firms Are Missing A lot of smaller civil engineering firms are missing a very simple opportunity when it comes to attracting talent. They have little to no online presence. And in today’s world, that is a problem. What Candidates See…Or Don’t See No website.No LinkedIn company page.No...
💬 BETTER COMMUNICATION WILL LEAD TO MORE HIRES 💬 In a candidate-driven market where #civilengineering firms regularly compete to attract top talent, it's often the 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 things that can make the BIGGEST difference. One way to improve your odds of winning over a candidate is to ensure your COMMUNICATION,...
Thinking about putting your #civilengineering recruiting efforts on the backburner until after the holidays?THINK AGAIN!Let me tell you how many firms approach recruiting around the holidays:They don't.🤔What a perfect time for YOU to get ahead📈 of your competition!!!While they are "planning" for next year...
The gap between a new hire's resignation from their current employer and their start date at YOUR firm can be a very nerve racking time. Do not make the mistake of on-boarding your new hires on their first day of employment. 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆...
Call me a recruiter, call me a "headhunter," I'll respond to either. One of my most rewarding titles, however, is Search Consultant. I take pleasure in consulting with my clients to devise strategies that enable them to secure top candidates. Most recently, while collaborating with a small...
Are you responsible for hiring within your #civilengineering firm? If you want to secure top talent in civil engineering marketplace, then it's crucial to maintain momentum in the interview process. 👉🏼Delaying interviews or feedback, or taking too long to extend an offer can cause candidates to lose interest and...
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...
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 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."...
💪🏻💪🏻 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🙋🏻♂️...