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Analysis Paralysis & Job Offer Decisions

March 13, 2018 by Carol Metzner Leave a Comment

Have you ever been in a situation where you have analyzed a job offer and still can’t decide whether to accept? You postpone your decision by telling everyone (mostly yourself) that you need to do more analysis. This inability to decide is ultimately a negative decision. If you are choosing to accept an offer or… 

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Filed Under: Career Development, Civil Engineering, civil engineering blog, Civil Engineering Jobs, Education, Interviewing, The Workplace Tagged With: Advice for the Young Engineer, career advancement, career advice, Career Path, Carol Metzner, Civil Engineering, civil engineering blog, Human Resources, Interviewing, Recruiting

Are you training?

Your Career: Are You “Training”? Or Are You Merely “Working Out”?

September 18, 2017 by Matt Barcus Leave a Comment

Part 1 of a three-part series   For the better part of my adult life, I have been going to the gym and working out. I’m in good shape, but for many years I have been stuck with this feeling of being comfortable with the results of the effort I was putting in the gym…. 

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You Want to Hire “A” Players? Some Tactical Advice

April 6, 2017 by Matt Barcus 1 Comment

A few months ago I had a candidate who we recruited a year ago resurface indicating that the time was now right for him to make a move.  This candidate was a five-star candidate. Within three days of that candidate’s resurrection, the Executive Vice President and Sr. Vice President of my client orchestrated an hour-long conference call…. 

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Filed Under: Career Development, Civil Engineering, civil engineering blog, Civil Engineering Companies, Civil Engineering Issues, Civil Engineering Jobs, Civil Engineering Shortage, Headhunters, Human Resources, Interviewing, Recruiting, The Workplace, Uncategorized Tagged With: Civil Engineer, Civil Engineer Jobs, Civil Engineering, civil engineering blog, civil engineering blogs, civil engineering career development, Civil Engineering Companies, civil engineering firms, Civil Engineering Jobs, civil engineering recruiter, Civil Engineering Recruiters, Civil Engineering Shortage, CivilEngineeringCentral.com, Human Resources, human resources issues, Interviewing, Recruiting, Shortage of Civil Engineers

Are You Really Who You Say You Are?

March 22, 2017 by Matt Barcus 2 Comments

Over the past couple years I have noticed an interesting trend and I am curious to read your thoughts.  This trend is: The haphazard awarding of titles to those who do not have the responsibilities to match. Once-upon-a-time a young civil engineer, somewhere, with just a few years of engineering experience, was given the title of… 

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Filed Under: Career Development, Civil Engineering, civil engineering blog, Civil Engineering Issues, Civil Engineering Jobs, Employee Retention, Human Resources, Recruiting, The U.S. Economy & Civil Engineering, The Workplace Tagged With: Advice for the Young Engineer, ASCE, career advancement, career advice, Career Development, Career Path, Civil Engineer, Civil Engineer Jobs, Civil Engineering, civil engineering blog, Civil Engineering Companies, civil engineering job search, Civil Engineering Jobs, civil engineering recruiter, CivilEngineeringCentral.com, Human Resources, human resources issues, Recruiting

Are You Happy? Or Are You Really Just Scared?

March 9, 2017 by Matt Barcus Leave a Comment

What I love about my job as “headhunter” is the daily interaction I have with civil engineering professionals across the United States discussing their careers.  I love learning about the projects they are working on, all they have accomplished, and what motivates them. I love hearing about their kids or activities they enjoy outside of… 

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Filed Under: Career Development, Civil Engineering, civil engineering blog, Civil Engineering Issues, Civil Engineering Jobs, Employee Retention, Interviewing, Recruiting, The U.S. Economy & Civil Engineering, The Workplace, Uncategorized Tagged With: career, Civil Engineering, civil engineering career development, Civil Engineering Jobs

What Super Bowl LI Can Teach Us About Recruiting

February 23, 2017 by Matt Barcus Leave a Comment

As a die-hard Philadelphia Eagles fan, I am an unfortunate expert in understanding the concept of “finishing” or “closing out strong,” or rather, how NOT to.  That is, through the course of the last few NFL seasons I have come accustomed to the Eagles failing to “finish” or “close out strong” their opponents, witnessing the… 

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Filed Under: Career Development, Civil Engineering, civil engineering blog, Civil Engineering Issues, Civil Engineering Jobs, Civil Engineering Shortage, Corporate Recruiters, Fun Stuff, Headhunters, Human Resources, Recruiting, The U.S. Economy & Civil Engineering, The Workplace, Uncategorized Tagged With: Civil Engineering, civil engineering recruiter, Human Resources, Recruiting

Civil Engineering: Taking a Hard Line on Soft Skills

February 2, 2017 by Matt Barcus Leave a Comment

Successful real estate investor Barbara Corcoran once said: So as we leap into 2017 with both feet, make the development of your soft skills a priority.  Here are a few reasons why your soft skills are so important: Business Development:  Your track record and resume of successfully completed projects may look stunning on glossy marketing… 

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Filed Under: Business Development, Career Development, Civil Engineering, civil engineering blog, Civil Engineering Issues, Dealing With Clients, Employee Retention, Fun Stuff, Human Resources, Project Management, Recruiting, The Workplace, Uncategorized Tagged With: career advancement, Civil Engineering, civil engineering recruiter, soft skills

What is the ASCE Grand Challenge?

December 8, 2016 by Carol Metzner Leave a Comment

  The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has initiated a “Grand Challenge.” The Grand Challenge asks for a commitment from civil engineers to be innovative in all phases of project planning, design, and implementation. The Grand Challenge’s goal is to reduce infrastructure lifespan costs by 50% by 2025 and to encourage innovation and design for infrastructure sustainability. The ASCE… 

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A/E Leaders Make Changes: Staff Should Take Note!

August 17, 2016 by Carol Metzner 1 Comment

When I began recruiting within the A/E industry in 1986, consulting firms purported the ability for staff to choose between a technical track or a management track. In reality, if you were a competent engineer and personable, then you would be pushed up the management track (whether you wanted to or not). If you weren’t… 

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Filed Under: Career Development, Civil Engineering, civil engineering blog, Civil Engineering Jobs, Human Resources, The Workplace, Uncategorized Tagged With: Carol Metzner, Civil Engineering, civil engineering career development

Refreshing Lemonade

When Life Gives You Lemons…

June 1, 2016 by Matt Barcus Leave a Comment

With much success comes a certain amount of failure.  Over the course of my career recruiting civil engineers I have not only had to turn lemons into lemonade myself, but I have been fortunate enough to coach candidates to do the same.  Here are some tips from two decades of recruiting civil engineers on how you can… 

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Filed Under: Career Development, Civil Engineering, civil engineering blog, Civil Engineering Issues, Civil Engineering Jobs, Civil Engineering Resumes, Interviewing, Recruiting, The U.S. Economy & Civil Engineering, Uncategorized Tagged With: career advice, Civil Engineering, civil engineering recruiter

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