The talent market for civil/environmental engineers is at an all-time competitive high. Consulting firms, public agencies and municipalities are struggling to find candidates. Recruiters and talent acquisition leaders are crafting value proposition presentations to encourage potential candidates to consider even informal conversations. In response, employers are resorting to strong financial counter offers and, in some cases,…
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TOP Trends in the Civil Engineering & Architecture Recruiting Marketplace for 2020/2021
Since 2017, much of America has experienced a fairly consistent sense of turmoil. In spite of this, firms in the A/E marketplace view the remainder of 2020 with a guarded sense of optimism. This encouragement is largely due to the anticipation that a federal infrastructure bill will be passed, funding for clean energy projects and…
You Want to Hire “A” Players? Some Tactical Advice
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….
Winner of 4th Annual Best Civil Engineering Firm Logo Announced!
We are pleased to announce the WINNER of the 4th annual “Best Civil Engineering Firm Logo” contest! We find that the judging has become more challenging for this contest. Each year we receive an increase in entries from the year prior, and the quality of the logos has been absolutely amazing. As a result, the…
The Ramifications of Ousting the Senior Engineer
By Carol A. Metzner President, The Metzner Group, LLC and Managing Partner, A/E/P Central, LLC home of CivilEngineeringCentral.com As discussed in a previous blog, civil engineering firms are cutting senior staff in favor of hiring less experienced, less expensive technologically savvy engineers. The blog received a variety of comments. Among them was insightful feedback from…
Stalking the Recruiter
By Carol A. Metzner President, The Metzner Group, LLC and Managing Partner, A/E/P Central, LLC home of CivilEngineeringCentral.com One corporate recruiter on Linkedin had as her status update “..be careful not to stalk the corporate recruiter, but do follow-up.” Numerous discussions are taking place online scolding recruiters and employers for lack of follow-up with candidates….
A/E Firms: Is Your Competitor Better At Dating?
By Carol A. Metzner President, The Metzner Group, LLC and Co-Founder/Managing Partner, A/E/P Central, LLC home of CivilEngineeringCentral.com Imagine that you are asked to interview with an architectural or engineering firm. The corporate recruiter tells you “The interview will last 45 minutes. There are 5 candidates coming in to interview for 1 opening. You have…
Use the Downturn to Make Yourself Part of a Winning Firm
By Bruce Lynch, Vice President of Publishing, PSMJ Resources Inc. For over 30 years, PSMJ Resources, Inc. has offered publications, educational programs, in-house training and management consulting services to A/E/C professionals worldwide. PSMJ Resources conducts more than 200 educational seminars and conferences annually, supported by major professional societies, including AIA and ACEC. Headquartered in Newton,…
In Defense of the Land Development Engineer
By Matt Barcus President, Precision Executive Search, Inc. Managing Partner, A/E/P Central, LLC, home of CivilEngineeringCentral.com Over the years I have often seen outstanding land development engineers desire to break into a new area of specialization under the civil engineering umbrella, yet they have found the opportunity to do so to be scarce, at best, purely because they have a background in…
Questions Of The Month – Final Tallies Revealed
By Matt Barcus President, Precision Executive Search, Inc. Managing Partner, A/E/P Central, LLC, home of CivilEngineeringCentral.com Each month at CivilEngineeringCentral.com we have a Question of the Month. This question is posted on our home page and is included in each issue of “The LinkedIngineer” as well as our monthly e-newsletter which is sent out to nearly 10,000 members…