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10 Tips to Assimilate New Construction Employees
A more formal assimilation process can add to employee retention and longevity as well as your company's recruiting strength
January 4, 2016
Employee assimilation is seldom done well and more often done with little-to-no strategy.
Business Services
How to Attract Employees to Your Construction Company
Construction Business Coaching
To attract great people, every construction company, large and small, must commit to creating great places to work
December 16, 2015
To find and retain great people, companies must have a proactive and aggressive employee development program.
Labor & Workforce Development
Construction Industry Workers' Average Age Greater than Overall Labor Force
Median age of a construction industry worker is 42 compared to an average of 41 years old for the overall US workforce
December 15, 2015
The color coding in the map above tracks the median age of those working in construction. Median ages tend to be somewhat higher in the Northeast and parts of the Midwest. The numbers marked on each sate represent the difference between the median age of the construction labor force and the median age of the overall workforce with positive numbers indicating the construction workforce median age is older with respect to all industries.
Business Services
The Making of a Leader: Construction Superintendent
Developing future superintendents must include understanding the mental, emotional and psychological aspects of the role
December 14, 2015
Provide clarity on what you want and need in your superintendents and consistency in the entire process to support, mold and inspire successful growth.
Coaching & Consulting
The Making of a Leader: Construction Foreman
Vision (1-2 weeks), state of their crew, and proper equipment and tool management will point any construction foremen in the right direction
December 9, 2015
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Construction Technology
Data Drives Down Construction Costs
Using the past as a teacher, Vernox Labs helps contractors mine unstructured data to reduce costs on projects.
December 8, 2015
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Business
Construction Contractors Fighting New Orleans Hiring Requirements
The law requires contractors make a "good faith effort" to hire local labor for 30% of the required labor in 2016
December 4, 2015
Business Services
Managing Your Labor Starts Here
December 1, 2015
Business Services
Interviewing Questions Worth Asking
Here are 28 interview questions that can help construction contractors find the candidates best fitted for their companies
November 11, 2015
It’s important to tailor your questions to your company and needs. Don’t be “cavalier” by asking questions about the workers’ personal life and situation, most of this is out of bounds legally.
Business Services
Insights to Effective Interviewing
Contractors need to understand what they are looking for in knowledge, skill, experience, values and personality when interviewing possible employees
November 10, 2015
nterviewing today is perhaps more difficult than ever, but with some solid preparation for the five areas presented in this article and a strategy to ascertain how a candidate matches up to the five areas, a contractor can greatly increase his or her success with hiring best-matched workers.
Business Services
How to Win the Hiring War
Have a strategy in place and utilize the best questions when recruiting and screening in the best candidate
November 9, 2015
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Construction Technology
Real-time Data Transforms the Construction Jobsite
A digital jobsite promises a seamless flow of information from the field to the back office.
October 19, 2015
The explosion of personal electronic devices, coupled with the data generated from telematics systems, mapping software and interconnected accounting and project management systems, is making the digital jobsite a reality.
Business Services
Driving Teamwork
October 9, 2015
Business Services
10 Strategies to Lead Your Carp Worker to 'Take the Bait' of Self-Importance
You must be clear, consistent and committed to holding your Carp Workers accountable to company processes, procedures and compliance issues
October 5, 2015
Carp Workers can certainly range from those who are technically terrific but have a chip on their shoulder to those who simply have a bad attitude and are not productive in any job area.
Business Services
10 Tips for How to Lead Your Fence-Sitters Off the Fence
Fence-Sitter Workers are methodical and not lazy but may need more help when it comes to going the extra mile for your construction company
October 5, 2015
Fence-sitters are literally the “backbone” of most construction companies but need leadership, oversight, support and patience.
Sustainable Snippets
How Wearable Technology is Saving Lives
We’ve all heard about the coming boom of wearable technology, though how useful much of it will be to the construction industry is unknown. Integrating wearable tech into site safety procedures however, is already a win.
September 30, 2015
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Construction Safety
You Need to Train Your Construction Workers Now
In order for your construction company to be competitive, perform quality work and exceed customers' expectations you need to train your people
September 15, 2015
The inexperienced workers will make greater strides more quickly in their performance efforts and the seasoned veteran will be able to recall and retrain on the basics if construction contractors make training workers a priority.
Personnel Management
Identifying Then Leading Your Thoroughbred, Fence-Sitter and Carp Construction Workers
Most construction workers can be classified into one of three types of workers based on their work attitude, work ethic and work preparedness
September 14, 2015
Construction workers can often be classified into three categories — thoroughbred, fence-sitter and carp workers, based on three key factors — an employee’s work attitude, work ethic and work preparedness.
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