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Hit the Road: Entry-Level Construction Opportunities Await

3/08/2024Bobby Smith
Exploring the Country with Entry-Level Construction JobsAre you looking for a job that allows you to travel and see the whole United States? Look no further than the world of industrial construction. These jobs not only offer the opportunity to see new places, but they also provide valuable exper...

The 2024 Craft Workforce Survey

11/30/2023
Have you ever heard somebody say that craft will labor will leave a job for $0.50/hr more somewhere else? It s been said so many times that most people take it to be fact.We wondered what the actual rate increase was that craft are looking for to change jobs. So, we asked them. And the response w...

Be Responsive or Be Irrelevant!

4/19/2023
IntroductionDelayed responses mean lost talent.Skilled tradesmen today are not sitting around waiting for your call.According to construction labor statistics, for the first time in 2022 the demand for construction labor is outpacing supply for a full year.It's only going to get worse over the ne...

How to get a job in construction with no experience in 2023

2/02/2023
2023 is your year to get that high paying construction job.You can make this happen.Just follow the steps below.You know what is not for everybody? An office job.Do you dread the idea of the traditional path to a career that most people take.? If you are looking for freedom to work the way you wa...

A Four Box Labor Strategy Model

11/09/2022
This article originally appeared in our weekly newsletter The Construction Labor Weekly. Don't miss these insights! Subscribe for free with just your email here.A FOUR-BOX LABOR STRATEGYMost companies ain't got oneWe're talking labor strategy.If you don't have one you're in the majority.Why don't...

3 mega trends driving the construction labor market

10/26/2022
This article originally appeared in our weekly newsletter The Construction Labor Weekly. Don't miss these insights! Subscribe for free with just your email here.Source: GiphyWell it sure ain't goodToday's Idea SummaryThe construction labor market is in new territoryDemand is at an all time highSu...

How to reduce hiring costs 20X

10/12/2022
This article originally appeared in our weekly newsletter the Construction Labor Weekly. Join thousands of construction profressionals and subscribe for free with just an email address by clicking here. Cost per applicant rates for skilled trades jobs is climbing. So companies can t afford to mis...

Get your site orientation right and have better projects

10/05/2022
This article originally appeared in our weekly newsletter the Construction Labor Weekly. Join thousands of construction profressionals and subscribe for free with just an email address by clicking here. Only 12% of US employees say that their company does a good job of onboarding.Doing a bad job ...

Nobody wants to work anymore and what to do about it

9/30/2022
This article originally appeared in our weekly newsletter the Construction Labor Weekly. Join thousands of construction profressionals and subscribe for free with just an email address by clicking here. Kids these days just don t want to work anymore, amiright?Have you heard that before?We all kn...

Construction is an industry full of young people

9/21/2022
This article originally appeared in our weekly newsletter the Construction Labor Weekly. Join thousands of construction profressionals and subscribe for free with just an email address by clicking here. When you think of construction workers, does the image of a fresh, young, wide-eyed rookie com...