Careers
Careers news
Former Scots rugby star swaps scrum for surveying
Former international prop joins Scottish consultant as building surveyor
Sweett 'back to business as usual' as coup fails
Consultant to restart search for new institutional investors after takeover bid by Francis Ives failed
EC Harris stars quit to start own business
Exclusive: Richard Taylor and Mark Lacey to leave consultant’s commercial team to set up their own firm
More senior figures to leave Lend Lease amid shake-up
Exclusive: Two further senior figures are set to leave contractor Lend Lease following news that managing director Michael Dyke left his post
Industry advises caution over ‘bogus self-employed’
Concerns raised over any changes proposed by Labour party that could lead to increased costs for the industry
My working day
My working day: Claire Hunt, ADP
What does a typical day for a landscape architect involve? ADP’s Claire Hunt explains what keeps her busy in working hours
My working day: John Phillips, Kier Harlow
Kier Harlow’s operations director explains what made him want to work in social housing and why his working day can often be unpredictable
Careers advice
Sell yourself with your CV
Keeping your CV up-to-date is one of the best ways to be prepared for a career opportunity
Write the perfect cover letter
This is the most important document – take your time, don’t lie and proof read
Careers features
Finding work after study
How do university courses support students in finding employment? We spoke to four built environment schools to find out what they offer
Blacklisting: A history of distrust, disunity and discord
Is the cause of blacklisting a fundamental flaw in the relationship between workers and their bosses?
Appointments
Construction appointments: 14 June 2013
Mott MacDonald, Aecom, amd WSP are among the companies announcing new appointments
RMJM boss quits to join rival
Jonathan French, who was criticised by RMJM in leaked email, jumps ship to architect Woods Bagot
Construction appointments: 31 May 2013
Speirs + Major, Lovell and the Green Investment Board are among the companies announcing appointments this week
Construction appointments: 24 May 2013
Ingleton Wood, WSP and Lovell are amongst the firm’s announcing appointments. Plus, a correction
Interviews
Interview: Gary Day, McCarthy & Stone
McCarthy & Stone works in the retirement home market but its land planning director is anything but retiring
Salary survey
International Salary Survey 2013
Many UK professionals are looking abroad to sell their skills. Building consults Hays’ International Salary Survey 2013 to pick out promising destinations
Starting a business
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Knowles' knowledge: Downing tools and getting paid
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Knowles' knowledge: Improving your payment terms
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Knowles' knowledge: How to price variations
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Starting your own business, part 17: Taking on a permament employee
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Starting your own business, part 16: The cashflow challenge
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Starting your own business, part 15: An office of your own
Global markets
Market forecast: Mixed messages
The new year kicked off with fears of a triple-dip recession but with the markets bullish and most companies cautiously optimistic. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
Market forecast: Five years on …
Half a decade since the start of the economic crisis, output is still falling and tender prices continue to head south. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
