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Project Uptime
Project Uptime
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Choosing a Competent Person
The “competent person” required by OSHA for certain types of work, such as trenching and excavation, performs a critical role on a jobsite and is instrumental in preventing...
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Heavy Equipment Operators in High Demand
Without heavy equipment operators, most roads, bridges, buildings, airports, pipelines and power plants would not exist. Nor would most mines. And yet, with older operators...
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Construction’s Rising Female Stars and the Companies Behind Them
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Strategies for Embracing Diversity at Your Construction Company
There’s no doubt companies benefit from having a diverse workforce. A McKinsey report found that companies in the top quartile for racial and ethnic d*iversity are 35 percent more...
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Using Technology to Recruit New Talent to Construction Jobs
Construction companies are keen to attract new talent to the industry, and to their companies, in order to fill the sizable gap left by retiring boomers and help solve the skilled...
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Why Hiring Military Veterans for Construction Jobs is Smart
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United Rentals STEP Program Trains Veterans as Service Technicians
For mechanically inclined vets, STEP is a bridge to the future.
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Signing Day Events Shine Attention on Trade-Bound Students
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4 Construction Recruiting Trends to Recognize Now
It’s a unique, candidate-driven market at the current time. Thanks to the skilled labor shortage, companies are spending more of their time on recruiting efforts than ever before...
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3 Reasons Rehiring Former Employees Can Be Good For Business
Holding onto good employees can be difficult in today’s exceptionally competitive construction labor market, but all hope is not lost if that star worker accepts a role elsewhere...