... that the Construction Industry is a Great Career Choice; It Has to Be TrueSomeone I work with at Marek said this over two years ago in a strategic planning meeting held for...
Awareness and Recruiting
Are schools, organizations and media portraying the richness, variety and vitality of construction careers? Recruiting and renewing a sustainable work force means embracing a positive image for our industry, reinforcing it with our education and industry partners and fulfilling its promise through socially responsible industry practices.
Houston, Texas is on track to have many more well paying job openings with secure futures and stability. At least, that can be the case if we start developing our workforce...
Just last week, construction executive Stan Marek recently noted here on Construction Citizen, “The labor situation in Houston is heading into the biggest crisis we have ever seen...
The idea that a four-year degree is the only path to success in America is an outdated notion. Numerous recent studies have found that our educational system as it currently...
The labor situation in Houston is heading into the biggest crisis we have ever seen. For decades, our industry has relied on an immigrant labor force that, prior to 9/11,...
You never know where you’re going to find new career opportunities for the nation’s youth. During a National Night Out event in Houston last week, we found some young boys...
We’ve written extensively at Construction Citizen about the need to change the attitude many Americans have toward the skilled trades and blue collar workers who built this...
One thing that I know really frustrates construction industry executives is, all too often, educators don’t emphasize the skilled trades as a legitimate career path. The...
Optimism abounds that the local and national economies are improving. Signs of that recovery are seen in many parts of the Greater Houston area. So while the future...
