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2 Minute Tuesday | The Importance of Pre-Interview Research
Receive a Free Resume Audit My name is Taylor Maurer, Senior Managing Partner with Heavy Civil Resource Consultant and welcome back to another 2MT where we are going to start digging into Interview Best Practices: We will break these down into small chunks but we will also be posting them all in a…
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2 Minute Tuesday | Pro-Tips for Navigating Career Changes
2MT – Discussing Career Changes Part 2 My name is Taylor Maurer, Senior Managing Partner with Heavy Civil Resource Consultant and welcome back to another 2MT Part 2 on Preparing for the Interview: Today we are discussing how to plan to discuss your previous career moves. When it comes to discussing previous career moves…
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2 Minute Tuesday | How To Build a Professional Network
Networking is a crucial part of professional development, and it is the proven hands-down winner of how most people get a job. As an executive search consultant for the heavy civil construction industry for nearly 20 years, I’ve seen firsthand the power of networking. Here, I will share my secrets for building your own professional…
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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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