Posts Tagged ‘hiring in construction’
Discover the Secret Sauce: Why Recruitment Marketing Collateral Transforms Hiring!
Hiring in the construction industry has changed, whether most contractors want to admit it or not. Qualified candidates are no longer responding to job postings the way they did ten or even five years ago. Today, a strong construction recruitment marketing strategy is often the difference between consistently attracting talent and constantly scrambling to fill…
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The Costly Mistake of Bringing a Hard-Bid Mentality to Hiring
In construction, the hard bid is everywhere. Especially on publicly funded projects, the lowest price usually wins the job. That’s just the way the system works. But here’s the problem: too many companies bring that same “lowest price wins” mentality into their hiring process. And when it comes to people, that approach doesn’t just backfire—it…
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Fix Your Construction Recruitment Marketing Message
In today’s competitive labor market, especially in heavy civil construction, the difference between a full crew and an empty job site often comes down to one thing: your construction recruitment marketing message. If you’re struggling to attract qualified candidates—or worse, losing them halfway through your hiring process—chances are the issue isn’t your recruiter, your job…
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Why Your Internet Postings Aren’t Yielding the Results That You Expect
In Part I of Why Your Internet Postings Aren’t Yielding the Results You Expect, we discussed LinkedIn’s research showing that only 15% of the workforce is completely satisfied with their current employment and not open to new opportunities. That leaves a massive 85% of the talent pool who are at least willing to consider a…
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Construction Hiring Guide: Attract & Retain Top Talent
The construction industry is growing—and so is the demand for qualified, skilled workers. Yet, many contractors and construction firms still struggle with attracting and retaining top-tier talent. If you’re finding it harder than ever to fill open positions, you’re not alone. That’s exactly why we developed the Hiring Guide—a resource built specifically to help construction…
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