All Networking articles – Page 5
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NewsStarting up your own business, part five: Up and running
Now you have your own firm, how do you go about getting that first job?
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NewsRICS launches alternative route to qualifying in surveying
AssocRICS replaces TechRICS to provides a recognised qualification for non-graduates
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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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NewsTwitter your way to the top
Rather than banning staff from social networking sites, turn these hugely powerful tools to your business advantage
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FeaturesSharon Gordon: how to survive as a woman in construction
Sharon Gordon has spent 23 years in the industry and has gained the respect of her male colleagues. But, as she tells Sarah Richardson, it ain’t been easy …
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NewsGood Employer Guide: Hannah Fox slideshow
Research details from the employer guide, as revealed by the consultant who carried out the survey
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NewsVideo: 2009 trends in the Good Employer Guide
Hannah Fox tells Building how recession has affected attitudes to employers over the last year
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FeaturesAcademic study: Free your mind
Being good at your job may not depend, it turns out, on getting years of experience under your belt. In fact, spending quality time away from site may be just what you need. Katie Puckett goes back to university to find out why
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FeaturesUnemployed graduates: We were promised jobs
But these three, like so many other construction graduates, have not found them in the industry. Building’s first annual survey of university leavers reveals just how grim things are
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NewsFinding the right career: QS or construction management?
Highlights from Building's Forum: 'Career advice needed… help!'
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NewsTop tips for competency-based interviews
How your skills match the requirements of the role will determine the likelihood of you securing the job
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CommentIs the construction industry all white, male and middle-aged?
Two reports draw attention to the fact that the construction professions are as white, male and middle-aged as they were 70 years ago. It’s not good enough
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NewsSurveying graduate: The importance of 2012 transport plan
Surveying graduate says the 2012 transport scheme can influence planning, help economic growth and boost employment
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NewsBuilding engineering student on being an apprentice
The building engineering student from Westminster on the benefits of working and studying through the recession
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NewsLearning on the job at the Constructionarium
A Westminister university student relishes the chance to get hands-on experience at the National Construction College East
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FeaturesInquiring minds: Tips for picking the right degree
Signing up to a degree is a huge decision, so it’s vital to find out everything you can at your interview. Katie Puckett pinpoints the 10 questions you really need to ask
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CommentApprenticeships: has the system collapsed?
Apprentices are one of the main victims of the recession, but if they suffer today, it’s a sure thing that the rest of the industry will suffer tomorrow. So how can they be saved?
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NewsCommunal creativity: Redundant architect forms design collective
The redundant architect has formed a design collective to inspire creativity and free thinking
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NewsGraduates should be given the chance to put education to use
Young people who’ve laboured to get an education must be given the chance to put it to use – for all our sakes, says Ray O’Rourke