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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 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

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

Professional Registrations – More Than Wall Decorations

December 8, 2015 by Carol Metzner Leave a Comment

For nearly 30 years I’ve been connecting employers and job seekers in the civil engineering industry. Sometimes I have someone who is a great fit for a position but the company does not want to interview the person. Why? Because the individual did not have a particular professional registration/license that the company felt would be… 

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Filed Under: Career Development, Civil Engineering, civil engineering blog, Civil Engineering Companies, Civil Engineering Jobs, Professional Registration, Uncategorized Tagged With: Carol Metzner, civil engineering career development, Civil Engineering Jobs, Professional Engineer, Professional Engineer License, Professional Registration

Storm Water Job Trends

March 15, 2010 by Carol Metzner 6 Comments

By Carol Metzner President, The Metzner Group, LLC and Managing Partner, A/E/P Central, LLC home of CivilEngineeringCentral.com The ever-shrinking job market, aging baby boomers and rapid technology growth have created a need for storm water generalists who can do it all—use off-the-shelf and proprietary tools to conduct modeling studies; plan, assess and design storm water… 

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Filed Under: Career Development, Civil Engineering, civil engineering blog, Civil Engineering Jobs, Civil Engineering Resumes, Employee Retention, The Workplace, Uncategorized, US Infrastructure Tagged With: civil engineering career development, Civil Engineering Companies, Civil Engineering Jobs, Employee Retention, Storm Water

The Key to Success Starts With Listening not Answering

December 15, 2009 by Civil Engineering 7 Comments

Featured Guest Blogger: Anthony Fasano, P.E., CPC, LEED AP Maser Consulting Associate Civil Engineer and Certified Professional Career Development Coach Click to Connect With Anthony on Linkedin and Facebook Read The Career Development Blog – A Newly Created Support Forum for Civil Engineers Ernest Hemingway one said, “When people talk, listen completely.  Most people never… 

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