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You Cannot Choose a Career You Have Never Seen0
Why Exposure May Be Construction’s Most Important Workforce Strategy By Angie Simon, Maxim Consulting Group “You cannot choose a career you have never seen.” That simple reality may be one of the biggest reasons the construction industry is facing a workforce crisis today. Across the country, subcontractors are struggling to find skilled workers. Experienced tradespeople
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“Put the Rookie In – We Paid for Them So Let’s See What They are Worth”0
- Improving Productivity, Outlook & Trends, WORKFORCE, Workforce & Professional Development
- June 30, 2026
How organizations persistently run a deficit in the personnel arena By Gregg M. Schoppman, FMI Corp. No one has ever said, “If we lose <INSERT NAME>, we are in so much trouble…” Consider a championship football team. There are only 11 players on the field at any given time representing a team. However, whether collegiate
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Marketing Should Be Part of Your Recruiting Strategy0
By Valerie Jimenez, Bold Entity Almost every contractor I know has sung some version of the same song: “We don’t need marketing.” And when they’re talking strictly about lead generation, that’s often true. Many subcontractors have strong relationships, repeat customers, steady referrals, and more opportunities than they can realistically take on. In fact, for someREAD MORE
The Current Buzzword of Construction Recruiting: Retention and Belonging0
- SUBCONTRACTORS, WORKFORCE, Workforce & Professional Development
- June 30, 2026
By Brian Drucks, Where Trades Go After 50 years in construction, I’ve learned that labor shortages are rarely caused by a lack of work. They’re caused by a lack of people willing, prepared, and inspired to do the work. Today, the construction industry faces one of the most significant workforce challenges in its history. I
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Train Your Best People. Keep Your Best People0
- Outlook & Trends, WORKFORCE, Workforce & Professional Development
- June 30, 2026
By Cathy Tyler, NCCER Investing in leadership training paid off in retention at Chamberlin Roofing and Waterproofing When you face a workforce shortage, you likely focus your energy on recruitment. Contractors often treat the labor crisis purely as a hiring problem, spending immense resources to bring new talent into the company. However, if your new
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NIOSH Worker Well-Being Questionnaire (WellBQ)0
- HEALTH, Workforce & Professional Development
- March 31, 2026
A healthy workplace is a productive workplace. When people are physically safe, mentally supported, and not constantly battling fatigue, stress, or preventable strain, they can focus, collaborate, and perform at a higher level. Well-being shows up in the outcomes every organization cares about—quality, reliability, engagement, retention, and customer satisfaction. It also reduces the hidden costs
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