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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

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

It’s Not About The Title or The Money: Stop Lying To Yourself!

January 19, 2016 by Carol Metzner 1 Comment

If I had a penny for every time a job seeker told me that they would not reject a job offer based upon the title or the money, I could have bought an island years ago!  Stop lying to yourself. Inevitably, 95% of job offer rejections center around money or title. That is acceptable and sometimes even reasonable. However,… 

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Filed Under: Career Development, Civil Engineering, civil engineering blog, Civil engineering salaries, Headhunters, Human Resources, Interviewing, Uncategorized Tagged With: Carol Metzner, Civil Engineer, civil engineering headhunter, Interviewing

CEO or Project Engineer: Value Of Behavioral Assessments

April 30, 2013 by Carol Metzner 6 Comments

More A/E firms are adding behavioral and personality assessments to their interview process. These tests or inventories “show” tendencies or ways that you are most likely to respond to your surroundings. Proponents say results from the assessments when used with a face to face interview will help predict a good “fit” between you and the… 

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Filed Under: Career Development, Civil Engineering, civil engineering blog, Civil Engineering Companies, Civil Engineering Jobs, Corporate Recruiters, Human Resources, Interviewing, Recruiting, The Workplace, Uncategorized Tagged With: Career Development, Carol Metzner, Civil Engineering, civil engineering blog, civil engineering blogs, Civil Engineering Companies, Civil Engineering Jobs, CivilEngineeringCentral.com, human resources issues, Interviewing, Personality test

A/E Firms: Is Your Competitor Better At Dating?

May 4, 2010 by Carol Metzner 10 Comments

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… 

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Filed Under: civil engineering blog, Civil Engineering Jobs, Corporate Recruiters, Employee Retention, Human Resources, Interviewing, Recruiting, Uncategorized Tagged With: architecture firms interview, civil engineering firms, Interviewing

What Can An Animated Squirrel Teach You About Hiring?

April 23, 2009 by Matt Barcus Leave a Comment

By Matt Barcus President, Precision Executive Search, Inc. Managing Partner, A/E/P Central, LLC, home of CivilEngineeringCentral.com   If You Have a Minute-and-a-Half…   What you just witnessed was Scrat, from Ice Age 2, working his tail off to get his prized acorn…he came SO close, but in the end he failed.   How many times have… 

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Filed Under: Civil Engineering Issues, Corporate Recruiters, Employee Retention, Headhunters, Human Resources, Interviewing, Recruiting, The Workplace, Uncategorized Tagged With: Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Jobs, hiring process, Interviewing

Compensation Revelation

May 29, 2008 by Matt Barcus Leave a Comment

By Matt Barcus President, Precision Executive Search, Inc. Managing Partner, A/E/P Central, LLC CivilEngineeringCentral.com Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to introduce you to Shifter.  I know, I know, who the heck is Shifter?  Well, Shifter is a member of the forum on the CivilEngineeringCentral.com website and he recently posed some comments and questions that… 

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Filed Under: Civil Engineering Issues, Interviewing, Uncategorized Tagged With: Civil Engineering, Compensation, Interviewing, Salary Negotiation

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