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Attract Top Talent by Treating All Job Applicants Like Clients

With the best job candidates checking your company’s reputation as an employer before deciding to apply, here’s how to apply the Golden Rule to the interview process

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How Your Hiring Speed Impacts Quality of Construction Employees

Keeping construction managers trained up on hiring practices and motivated by company leadership is key to getting the precious few best candidates

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Construction Second Most Susceptible Industry for Opioid Abuse

Estimates say illicit drug use among construction workers is at 15.1%

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[VIDEO] Caterpillar Creates a Value Parts Brand to Woo a Wider Range of Customers

Caterpillar hopes to attract price-sensitive customers with Yellowmark parts developed with suppliers for fit and function but not the second-life expectation of Cat-branded parts

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ACI To Connect Job Seekers with Hiring Employers at Virtual Career Fair

American Concrete Institute (ACI)

The American Concrete Institute announces its first virtual career fair has been scheduled for February 27, 2018, from Noon – 5:00 p.m. EST.

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[VIDEO] Autonomous Rebar-Tying Robot Could Revolutionize Bridge Construction

Contractor-designed Tybot can tie rebar automatically with only one worker supervising the operation and could ultimately halve rebar-tying labor hours

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Five Hiring Practices that Get Better Candidates to Fill Your Jobs

Beating heated competition for top construction management talent requires excellence that shows in five key areas of attracting and bringing on board the right people

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Creating a Plan for Employee Promotion

It is important to be prepared to promote employees as your company grows and also to be prepared if an employee leaves.

6 Technologies Taking Construction to New Levels

The Korte Company

Firms that embrace these leading technologies in construction management, process and materials can shorten project timelines, cut construction costs and promote a cleaner, more sustainable industry

The Rhur-University Bochum (RUB) VR technology replicates the actual site where trainees will work; real-world elements such as sound and machinery are included to create as realistic an experience as possible.

OSHA Extends Electronic Recordkeeping Compliance Until December 15

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Final rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses compliance date now Dec. 15, 2017 - a two-week extension from the Dec. 1 compliance date in the proposed rule

Builder’s Project-Management System Drives Change Orders Out of Construction

Procore Technologies, Inc.

Integrating accounting software with Procore allows project managers to make change decisions with full cost information, and helps eliminate need for future change orders

It might seem that change orders are just a fact of contracting life. But luxury townhome builder and developer EYA is using its project management system to eliminate unnecessary change orders by identifying their root causes.

[VIDEO] Caterpillar Cuts Excavator Costs by Matching Abilities to Work

Full electronic control can boost fuel economy 25% on three 20-ton models, offering a 320 GC optioned for lowest cost per hour, a 320 and a 323 specced for lowest cost per ton

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