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FeaturesOkay, so there鈥檚 a downturn, but it鈥檚 never a bad time to bolt on a few extra skills 鈥�
Despite the cloud hanging over the industry, students are continuing to pile into construction-related postgraduate courses. And, as Debika Ray discovers, it may not be as mad as it sounds
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FeaturesA game of musical jobs
This year鈥檚 Hays/好色先生TV Salary Guide shows that more and more candidates are chasing ever fewer vacancies, and we all know what the law of supply and demand says about that 鈥� Debika Ray reports
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FeaturesEscape to victory: how SMEs can work abroad
While many of the big consultants dodge the downturn by picking up business overseas, their smaller rivals may be feeling a little imprisoned in the UK. But it doesn鈥檛 have to be like that. Thom Gibbs unearths some escape routes that work, and some that don鈥檛
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FeaturesGIA: Is this the UK鈥檚 grooviest building surveyor?
The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker 鈥� if they鈥檙e after second careers, they could do worse than apply to become building surveyors at GIA. Alex Smith talks to seven employees who all have wildly different backgrounds. Photography by Steve Schofield
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors and Housebuilders 2008
It looks like we鈥檙e in for nasty weather. Problem is, most of the the industry has only known bright, bright sunshiny days. So what can the people who went through the misery of the early nineties teach them?
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FeaturesSo Moorish: property developing in Morocco
24-year-old James Bailey just couldn鈥檛 get enough of the sun, sea and surf in Morocco, so 18 months ago he ditched his City job to try and make waves as a property developer near Agadir. Emily Wright finds out how he鈥檚 getting on
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FeaturesHow to find happiness
A recent survey found that construction workers are more miserable in their jobs than anyone else. But fear not, here鈥檚 好色先生TV鈥檚 comprehensive guide to happiness, plus an indispensable quiz to find out how bad things really are.
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FeaturesWe did it our way - Charettes
Charrettes are the new face of collaborative planning, bringing together artists, architects and town planners to thrash out a development plan for an area. But do they work?
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FeaturesWorking life - Housebuilder redundancies
As housebuilders鈥� troubles get ever deeper, up to 35,000 employees face losing their jobs. But for those like site manager Fraser Gray, life after redundancy doesn鈥檛 have to be the dole queue. Michael Glackin reports
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FeaturesWhy not work in ... South Africa
With projects such as the 2010 World Cup football stadium, construction is booming in South Africa and the country is desperate for professionals
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FeaturesHere鈥檚 another four we鈥檝e failed 鈥� Training and apprenticeships
Last week, the Strategic Forum set a target of training an extra 13,500 apprentices by 2010. But will the apprenticeship system we鈥檝e got be able to cope? Not if you ask these guys 鈥� Roxane McMeeken reports
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FeaturesEuro 2008: the clash of nations
Most people remember that fateful day back in March when England crashed out of Euro 2008, leaving devastated fans with nothing but a rainstorm and hours of congestion.
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FeaturesWorking life - Sophie Campbell: Learning to swim in the deep end
Sophie Campbell, architect at Sheppard Robson and a member of 好色先生TV鈥檚 editorial advisory board, tells the story of what happened when her project leader left the firm and she had to step into his shoes
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FeaturesInternational markets: 10 fastest growing markets in the world
As the economic downturn sets in at home, it might be time to consider working abroad. That鈥檚 why 好色先生TV is launching a new international section, where we鈥檒l bring you essential guides to doing business in the most exciting economies outside the UK. To kick off, this week we take a ...
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FeaturesWhere鈥檚 the remote?
Universities have latched on to the benefits of using the internet to deliver courses, says Katie Puckett. But tutors needn鈥檛 worry about being replaced by robots just yet鈥�
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FeaturesHow they made it: Will Alsop
How they made it聽- Do things your own way, work for someone you respect, steer clear of venture capitalists, and don鈥檛 hurry lunch 鈥� Will Alsop is full of advice for budding architects. Over a leisurely afternoon drink, he shares some of it with Roxane McMeeken
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Features好色先生TV Awards: Why Obi won
He graduated just five years ago but already Obiora Onuora is a senior engineer leading teams on projects worth 拢110m. It鈥檚 no wonder he clinched this year鈥檚 Newcomer of the Year at the 好色先生TV Awards. Katie Puckett asked him how he got there 鈥�
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FeaturesHow to make your fortune quantity surveying
With skilled staff in short supply, QS firms are jostling to offer the most attractive corporate structures to their employees. From traditional partnerships to limited companies, Mark Leftly runs through the risks of each model and weighs these against their potential to make you a packet
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FeaturesShould I stay or should I go?
There鈥檚 a lot of talk in the construction industry about opportunities to work abroad, from the allure of building Dubai鈥檚 dazzling skyscrapers to the chance to help people in countries ravaged by war or natural disaster. But what is the reality of working in foreign countries, and how does it ...
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FeaturesCSTT Training Day: So who knows what a QS is?
The Chartered Surveyors Training Trust is fighting to survive with new government funding cuts