In this Issue:
Blue Chip Recruits
Now's the Time!
Key Employees
This Issue's Cartoon!
Blue Chip Recruits
It's tournament time again. March Madness is here. All-Conference and All-America teams are being selected and lauded. If your team is one of those in the hunt for the national title, it's because the coaching staff has demonstrated the ability to recruit the most talented players in order to field a competitive team.
It's not surprising that some of the teams favored to win the NCAA this weekend are traditional powers: Duke and Michigan State. It's also fun that emerging basketball powers have a shot: West Virginia and Butler.
With over a quarter million unique visitors each month and an extensive resume database constantly adding new candidates, ConstructionJobs.com can help you find and hire candidates with the necessary qualifications and experience you need to assemble your winning team or keep a winning program at the top.
We help well established companies stay at the top and we assist ambitious newer companies assemble a roster that will let them compete with the giants.
Recruiters from every respected college program use similar selling points to encourage the best prospects to commit to their school: beautiful campus, great education and an opportunity to advance (in this case to the NBA). It's not very different in the business world. You sell your company's strong points to prospective hires in the same way, touting exciting projects, profit sharing and an opportunity for promotion.
ConstructionJobs.com makes it easy for you to post a job - with no limit to the size of your ad - and create an appealing online presence to promote your company's opportunities. Your logo and information about your company, as well as a link to your web site, create a professional presentation that helps sell your company to the prospects who view it.
What would alumni and fans think of a coach who outsourced his recruiting to a third party? A headhunter can save you time by doing the legwork to find a qualified candidate to interview but this service can be cost prohibitive
If time is your most limited resource, ConstructionJobs.com has tools that will automatically search for candidates with specific qualifications and notify you as soon as they enter our database (declare their eligibility, if you will). Our helpful associates are happy to assist you at any time at no additional expense.
ConstructionJobs.com has plans that will meet your needs. An annual contract gives you unlimited job posting and access to our constantly growing resume database for only a few hundred dollars a month.
You may not be looking for a shooting guard but when you need that Senior Estimator with specific industry experience, let ConstructionJobs.com be your sixth man and gain a considerable advantage over your competition.
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Now's the Time!
If you are going to be looking for new employees this spring, now's the time to start searching. More candidates apply to jobs in the 1st quarter than any other time of the year. The reasons for this vary: some professionals get excited about the start of a new construction season; others may have a New Year's resolution to advance their career, etc.
Whatever the case may be, you need to match the excitement and eagerness of the candidates by meeting them halfway. Post solid jobs and update your positions now in order to meet the solid professionals you need to complete the work you want to do in 2010. Act now, and you will find more candidates in your apply folder and more new candidates in the resume database.
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Key Employees
The economy continues to show signs that the recession has stabilized and economists are talking about a steady albeit slow recovery in 2010. Construction unemployment however continues its southward trend with more jobs being lost each month.
This is frustrating but normal as construction activity always seems to lag behind other employment and economic indicators. As companies brace for another tough year, we are beginning to hear more encouraging signs as we talk to contractors on a daily basis. Even though things haven't turned around for most companies, companies are talking to us more and more about hiring key employees now. This is important as companies are trying to position themselves strategically in the marketplace. Key hires today in management, estimating, and field positions help ensure the company has established a foundation to grow profitably as the economy improves and construction activity increases. We all know the importance of these key employees in our organization and how hard it is to find the right people who fit our culture, integrity and work ethic.
Now is the time to search out these individuals and an important component in your quest for locating these candidates is ConstructionJobs.com. We have tools which minimize your effort and alert you to new job seekers in our system that match the criteria you establish. This makes you aware of top talent before they are discovered by your competitors. Contact an account representative at ConstructionJobs.com and they will be glad to explain how we can set this service up for you.
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Happy Recruiting,
The ConstructionJobs.com Team
