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CommentSME view: the secret to hiring top technical talent
Here鈥檚 how an energy performance specialist is eschewing traditional recruitment to attract the scientists, mathematicians and innovators it needs
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CommentCan every construction job become green?
好色先生TV pathways into green careers could do much to attract much-needed new workers into the sector, says CITB chief Sarah Beale
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好色先生TVEDF starts search for construction boss to build Sizewell C
Successful candidate will be in charge of 25,000 people
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FeaturesWhat works: The 100-Day Challenge
How a firm set up a 100-day challenge聽and how they made it a success
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FeaturesWhat works: Helping staff go greener at home
If firms are serious about reducing their carbon footprint, they must consider how their workers behave at home as well as in the office
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FeaturesWhat works: Role-playing exercises
Arcadis鈥� Greg Bradley explains聽a training technique that has helped his team learn聽to deal quickly with the challenges of working on projects
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FeaturesWhat works: The nine-day fortnight
Karen Mosley explains why a day off every two weeks can be better for everyone
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FeaturesThe digital career ladder: upskilling your staff
Jamie Harris speaks to three firms that are tackling the digital revolution and the skills crisis through digital upskilling
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FeaturesWorking abroad in construction: what should you know before you make the move?
Professionals who have relocated for work give practical tips for anyone contemplating doing the same
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FeaturesWorking abroad in construction: part two
Read more profiles of construction professionals who have made the move away from the UK
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FeaturesWorking abroad in construction: the employer's perspective
好色先生TV also spoke with David Carey at Turner Townsend, who supports the firm鈥檚 staff making overseas transfers, to find out about the employer鈥檚 role. What support should the employers give, and which areas are better left for the individual to sort?聽
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FeaturesJob swap - could you make the change? part two
Jamie Harris speaks to more professionals across the sector who have changed disciplines
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FeaturesJob swap: could you make the change?
Jamie Harris speaks to professionals across the sector who have changed disciplines
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FeaturesCareers: make no assumptions
Not all discrimination is deliberate 鈥� sometimes we all fall back on our unconscious biases, assumptions and stereotypes
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FeaturesApprenticeships: playing for keeps
While a great deal of focus is placed on encouraging people to聽become apprentices, less stress is put on actually retaining them聽once they join schemes
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FeaturesChanging track
Clients, architects and contractors all view construction projects very differently. But does that perspective change when you cross over to a different part of the industry?
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FeaturesLearning and earning - join the club
More and more construction employers are pledging to ensure that 5% of their workforce are supported through some form of apprenticeship, graduate or development programme
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FeaturesFlick of a switch
Making a change and pursuing a new career path can be daunting. How open is the construction industry聽to new recruits who have little or no sector-specific experience?
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FeaturesKeep on running鈥�
An ageing workforce, many members of whom are considering retiring, is one of the major issues contributing to the construction industry鈥檚 current skills crisis