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Careers Features

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What works: The 100-Day Challenge

2020-03-06T06:00:00+00:00By Michael Smyth

How a firm set up a 100-day challenge and how they made it a success

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What works: Helping staff go greener at home

2020-02-14T06:00:00+00:00By Ben Hopkins

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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What works: Role-playing exercises

2020-01-27T06:08:00+00:00By Greg Bradley

Arcadis’ Greg Bradley explains a training technique that has helped his team learn to deal quickly with the challenges of working on projects

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What works: The nine-day fortnight

2020-01-13T06:00:00+00:00By Karen Mosley

Karen Mosley explains why a day off every two weeks can be better for everyone

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The digital career ladder: upskilling your staff

2019-05-14T10:01:00+01:00By Jamie Harris

Jamie Harris speaks to three firms that are tackling the digital revolution and the skills crisis through digital upskilling

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Working abroad in construction: what should you know before you make the move?

2019-02-08T12:54:00+00:00By Jamie Harris

Professionals who have relocated for work give practical tips for anyone contemplating doing the same

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Working abroad in construction: part two

2019-02-08T12:53:00+00:00

Read more profiles of construction professionals who have made the move away from the UK

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Working abroad in construction: the employer's perspective

2019-02-08T12:01:00+00:00

Building also spoke with David Carey at Turner & Townsend, who supports the firm’s staff making overseas transfers, to find out about the employer’s role. What support should the employers give, and which areas are better left for the individual to sort?

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Job swap - could you make the change? part two

2018-10-30T13:43:00+00:00By Jamie Harris

Jamie Harris speaks to more professionals across the sector who have changed disciplines

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Job swap: could you make the change?

2018-10-25T06:00:00+01:00By Jamie Harris

Jamie Harris speaks to professionals across the sector who have changed disciplines

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Funny business: why construction staff are being sent on comedy workshops

2018-08-31T06:00:00+01:00By Jamie Harris

 

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Careers: make no assumptions

2018-07-04T11:25:00+01:00By Jamie Harris

Not all discrimination is deliberate – sometimes we all fall back on our unconscious biases, assumptions and stereotypes

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Apprenticeships: playing for keeps

2018-04-27T06:00:00+01:00

While a great deal of focus is placed on encouraging people to become apprentices, less stress is put on actually retaining them once they join schemes

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Changing track

2018-02-01T06:30:00+00:00By Adam Branson

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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Learning and earning - join the club

2017-10-25T05:00:00+01:00By Jamie Harris

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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Flick of a switch

2017-09-28T06:00:00+01:00By Jamie Harris

Making a change and pursuing a new career path can be daunting. How open is the construction industry to new recruits who have little or no sector-specific experience?

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Keep on running…

2017-06-29T06:00:00+01:00By Tim Clark1 comments

An ageing workforce, many members of whom are considering retiring, is one of the major issues contributing to the construction industry’s current skills crisis

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How six women saved the 'heart' of a £120m project

2017-06-23T12:52:00+01:00By Paul Cahalan

On International Women in Engineering Day, a female project team from LSE’s Centre Buildings Redevelopment tell their story

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Volunteering: The world of good

2017-04-26T11:50:00+01:00By Chloë McCulloch

Volunteering your professional skills can lead to job satisfaction, improved skillset and an open outlook

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Consultants' salary survey 2017: The bold and the bountiful

2017-03-10T06:00:00+00:00By David Blackman

Strong hiring intentions and employee caution post the Brexit vote mean those prepared to move jobs could be richly rewarded - as may firms prepared to be aggressive in sourcing new hires

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