Careers Features – Page 8
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FeaturesFuture proofing the office: iPod generation calls the shots
Ignore those iPod-toting Tweeters at your peril. They are the office users of the future. Emily Wright reports on how both commercial and residential design will have to adapt to the lifestyle of the Facebook generation
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Features101 under 28: They’re the young generation and they’ve got something to say
101 Under 28: This week, Building launches a project to find out what construction’s younger generation really think about the industry they’ve chosen to spend their careers in. Roxane McMeeken conducted an initial survey of our sample group, then took three of them to the pub to grill them further ...
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors and Housebuilders 2010
After two years of wading through mud and leeches, there are finally some signs that solid ground is in sight.avid Rogers assesses the evidence
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FeaturesOn the horizon: Global careers
Instead of rushing to join a construction boom, the smart move is to spot one before it starts. With the Global Construction 2020 report in hand, Emily Wright checks out the next four big things. Illustration by Astrid Kogler
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FeaturesThe 2010 consultants’ salary guide
This year’s Building/Hays Construction & Property pay guide tells a familiar story of cuts and freezes. Roxane McMeeken finds out who’s getting by on economy baked beans, and why employers might be about to get a lot of belly aching
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FeaturesCracking Brazil
It’s hosting the 2014 World Cup, and the 2016 Olympics, and has emerged from the credit crunch with barely a scratch. So why aren’t more UK firms working there?
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FeaturesAll Black Zinzan Brooke: Alive and kicking
Any man who can calmly kick a 47m drop goal while playing for the All Blacks isn’t going to freak out when his construction businesses come under a bit of strain. Emily Wright talks to Zinzan Brooke, New Zealand’s legendary number eight
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FeaturesDon't become a couch potato
A period without a job needn’t be a waste of time. Here’s how you could turn it into an opportunity …
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FeaturesRunning Countryside: Another bite of the Cherry
Two days after Countryside chairman Alan Cherry died, his sons were back at work. Graham, the housebuilder’s chief executive, talks to Joey Gardiner about the values his father instilled in him – and whether the company will be able to hang on to its vision in less certain times
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FeaturesThe possibilities! Latest web tools for architects
The latest web tools allow architects to note down ideas, scribble on images, and then share them at the click of a button. They’re simple, they’re cheap as chips, and they might just take over the world.
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FeaturesInnovative SMEs: 10 small firms with big ideas
You may not even know that you need them, but the companies featured here can do marvellous things for your business. Roxane McMeeken makes the introductions
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FeaturesTaking the law into your own hands
With the number of construction disputes getting ever higher, now could be a good time to hit the books and get some legal qualifications
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Risk! Is moving abroad to work worth it?
Moving abroad can be the only way to find work in a recession, but it can also be a gamble. Emily Wright spoke to three farflung Brits about the sacrifices they have made and the difficulties of fitting in, as well as the exciting opportunities for those willing to play ...
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FeaturesInternally grateful: Meet two construction interns
Our jilted generation of graduates can be trained, retained and ultimately employed – if firms woke up to the advantages of internship. Building met two interns and explained why Building is backing The Pledge to recruit more
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FeaturesBuilding launches CV matching service
The CVMatch4jobs.com web site matches candidates' CVs to the most suitable jobs
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FeaturesTime to di(n)e: the Christmas construction cook-off
Dinner parties are a serious business. So when Building invited three of its regular contributors to take part in a festive Come Dine With Me, the question was: would it be a chance for like-minded professionals to chew the fat, or would things turn bloody? Armed only with a fork, ...
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FeaturesThe colleges debacle: a lack of progress report
The full scale of the Learning and Skills Council funding fiasco is only now becoming clear, as many colleges face up to a long and dismal future in temporary accommodation. Sarah Richardson reveals the full story
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FeaturesThe amazing five-week apprenticeship (for cowboys)
Firms that offer fast-track plumbing and electrical courses for £5,000 a go create ‘tradesmen’ who are a menace to everyone they deal with. Sophie Griffiths posed as a trainee to find out what they promise – and what they actually deliver
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FeaturesIt’s back! Return of the PFI
It seems that rumours of the PFI’s demise have been greatly exagerrated. But what type of work is likely to be available? And where’s the money going to come from?
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FeaturesI'm still here: Expats surviving in Dubai
When the recession brought work in Dubai to a virtual standstill, it triggered an exodus of expat professionals. But not everybody went home. Building talks to some of the survivors to find out how life in the UAE has changed