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2 Minute Tuesday | The Compensation Question During Interviews
Taylor Maurer Senior Managing Partner with Heavy Civil Resource Consultants back here with another 2 MT. Whether you are a seasoned Project Manager, an Estimator, a Project Engineer with a few years of experience, or a Superintendent in the construction industry being prepared for a compensation question and knowing when the right time is…
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2 Minute Tuesday | Are You An MPC?
Receive a Free Resume Audit I am going to let you in on an inside recruiting industry secret: the MPC and why you should want to be one. MPC stands for Most Placeable Candidate. But what makes a candidate the “most placeable”? It’s simple – a candidate who has the highest probability of getting…
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Poll Results – What is your Outlook After Q1 for the Construction Market for the Rest of 2023?
Poll Results – Hello, All. I’m Taylor Maurer Senior Managing Partner with Heavy Civil Resource Consultants and I wanted to share with you the results of our recent poll assessing civil construction confidence after the first quarter of 2023. First, let’s talk a little bit about what’s been happening with the economy in the recent…
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2 Minute Tuesday | Is Your Voicemail Keeping You From Professional Opportunities?
Hi, Taylor Maurer here, Senior Managing Partner with Heavy Civil Resource Consultants. Back with another two-minute Tuesday tip of the week and this week we’re looking at is your voicemail keeping you from professional opportunities or lack thereof? A lot of people don’t put a lot of thought into their voicemails, but here is why…
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2 Minute Tuesday | The Power of Mentorship for Skyrocketing Career Growth
We are continuing on the topic of professional development. Why do we continue to develop professionally? Well, one of the biggest driving factors for most is usually is comes with some form of career advancement, which also means MONEY!! I mean who doesn’t want more money right? There is also a very powerful feeling of…
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2 Minute Tuesday | Personal Board of Directors
So a couple of week ago I was researching information for Mentorship Programs, I ran across this term that I had not heard of called the Personal Board of Directors. A personal board of directors lets you seek advice from a number of people you respect and trust on different topics. Setting up a Personal…
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2 Minute Tuesday | Professional Development Plan
I wanted to reach out to you today to encourage you to create a professional development plan or use milestones as a good opportunity to revise your exciting professional development plan. I know that in the civil construction field that after a 50+ hour work week it’s hard to imagine putting extra time into your…
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Two Minute Tuesday: Highlighted Accomplishments, It’s Not What You Do, But How You Do It Better
Hello, and welcome to another Two Minute Tuesday, where we provide tips and advice – short and sweet – for career advancement. My name’s Taylor Maurer and I am the founder and senior managing partner here at HCRC. Today we’re going to continue with the theme of creating a resume that will get you noticed.…
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Two Minute Tuesday: Craft a Professional Summary with Punch
Hello, it’s Taylor Maurer with HCRC here, back for another installment of Two Minute Tuesday, where we offer you free advice – short and sweet – to help you achieve your career goals. Last week we discussed why you should not use an objective in your resume and instead, highlight your overall career experience in…
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Be Prepared for Professional Displacement
In 1907, an English officer by the name of Robert Baden-Powell devised what would become the motto of the Boy Scouts: “Be Prepared.” He advised in his book, Scouting for Boys that, “You are always in a state of readiness in mind and body to do your duty.” The recent arrival of Covid-19 (or simply…
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