Beyond the Hammer: Forging Your Subcontractor Success on LinkedIn
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- March 25, 2025

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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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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By Yael Meretyk Hanan, Pelles.ai For years, the construction industry’s response to labor shortages has centered on one goal: find more people. It’s an understandable focus. After all, you can’t build projects without skilled people in the field, experienced project managers in the office, and estimators capable of turning opportunities into work. The challenge is
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By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report At a time when polls show two-thirds of Americans think a higher education is no longer worth the price, Forsyth Technical Community College has a message for them. “College,” it says, “could cost you nothing.” The planned marketing slogan is a reference to the most dramatic expansion in more
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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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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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