Tag: hiring
These items have all been tagged with the tag "hiring", You can see other tags in the Tag CloudConstruction Business Owner, April 2008
Straight Answers to Tough Questions
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We are a design/construction company based in the Cayman Islands. We own several of your books and have attended one of your seminars. We listen to all your advice. We would just like to get your opinion and hope you will be able to assist us with this. What do you think is the proper percentage commission to give to an estimator/sales person? Also, if he has already received a maximum commission, should he still receive his wage? We provide vehicles to the employees. We pay for the registration, insurance and fuel for each vehicle, but is it right to deduct some part of that cost from the employees' wages as they use the vehicles for their personal use, too? We really appreciate it if you could answer these questions. Thank you very much.
Hanna Bonzio
Plam Builders
Construction Business Owner, April 2008
Corporate social responsibility programs are generally selfless; they help companies mostly by generating goodwill. However, by partnering with Summit Academy OIC, in Minneapolis, MN, Veit has found a tangible solution to a major industry problem, while also improving quality-of-life for residents of the Twin Cities' most economically disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Construction Business Owner, February 2008
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I've been looking for someone to fill an equipment operator position for two years and haven't been able to find the right person. I hire someone to fill the position and end up firing them in a couple months. There just seems to be a shortage of qualified candidates. Any suggestions?
Matt Desper
Desper Paving
Construction Business Owner, February 2008
For most construction companies, the recruiting and hiring process is ongoing. The fact that there is a shortage of qualified people in the construction industry should not be a surprise to anyone. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in the construction industry will grow at an average 11.4 percent between 2004 and 2014, with almost one million new jobs created within that period.Construction Business Owner, January 2008
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Do you know of a "qualification/knowledge" test to use when evaluating a candidate applying for a project superintendent position?
Susan Willard
ABC Construction Management, Inc.
Construction Business Owner, December 2007
It seems as though everyone’s doing it these days. Outsourcing is becoming a common practice among organizations—big and small. Today, more functions than ever are being outsourced to those who offer companies a dual benefit of increased success coupled with meeting high expectations of lowering overall costs. Employers are coming to understand the reality of internal hard and soft costs and the benefit of outsourcing to realize an overall cost savings.Construction Business Owner, December 2007
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Last year, I hired a new estimator and he talked me into purchasing “XYZ” software for our electrical contracting firm. I was fine with the product and the results. Trouble is, now this guy is gone and I have no one else who knows how to use the program. I am interviewing for the position now, but so far, I haven’t found anyone with experience on the program. Do I make it a requirement for the job, or possibly lose my software investment?Jacob
Construction Business Owner, October 2007
Great companies realize they cannot thrive without the right people. Employing the right people does not begin with a simple newspaper ad listing an opening for work; rather, it starts well in advance, with a hiring philosophy that is aligned with the organization’s recruitment and selection process. All companies have some type of hiring philosophy, whether it is written or just common practice. Hiring philosophies vary depending on the size of a company and their industry. They adopt a philosophy that they feel works best for them, which may differ from what works best for the company next door.
Construction Business Owner, September 2007
There’s good news for employers who find themselves torn between the affordable worker and the practiced employee. As it turns out, many construction-industry job seekers are coming to understand the effects of rising healthcare costs. The result: They are placing more emphasis on qualitative benefits, such as enjoyment of their work, than on the more traditional, financial benefits.Construction Business Owner, September 2007
Amidst a sea of policies, procedures, tactics and best practices, one of the most critical tools an organization must have in place is a credible performance evaluation system that will serve to increase productivity and efficiency, improve customer satisfaction and market share and increase employee commitment.
