The goal of using a hiring system is to gather information. Yet, one piece that I see neglected the most often is the use of references in researching the past performance of the applicant. In my years as a corporate recruiter, I found that the feedback I received from references not only added additional light on the performance of the applicant but in some cases, was directly the opposite of the impression I got in the interview.
In my 32-year career as a construction marketing specialist, I have never come across a more challenging time to market than right now. As the entire world is preoccupied with fear, social distancing, and sheltering-in-place, we still need to do everything we can to save our businesses, protect our employees’ jobs, and preserve the work we have already secured.
With many of our member firms working through how best to keep teams connected when staff are in the field and office staff are working remotely, we’ve been asked for recommendations for staying productive and on-task. Here are some best practices for fostering collaboration when your teams find themselves working remotely.
In professional service firms, such as accounting, architecture, engineering, financial services, general contracting, law, etc., time is mostly spent in Quadrant 1, addressing client deadlines and responding to perceived and/or real crises. So, why is it so hard for professional services firms to spend time in Quadrant 2?
For one weekend in January, hundreds of construction professionals will descend on the City of Houston, Texas for the Construction Leadership Network 2020 Conference. You can’t miss this! And there’s so much to look forward to including the peer-to-peer networking, the learning opportunities, and the roster of top-notch speakers and sponsors.
No two CLN Conferences will be alike. Attendees create their own path for professional development with tracks customized to their role and interests.
Sometimes the building business can feel like a full-bodied contact sport. We’re all out here, fixed on getting the ball to goal—and dodging formidable opposing players along the way.