We’re a Boston-based recruiting firm specializing in the permanent placement of construction management professionals. Our clients are a combination of general contractors, prime sub-contractors, owners, and institutions located in Boston and New England.
Construction Recruiters, Inc. is a boutique retained search agency focused on building the companies that build Boston. Since 2001, we have been a strategic talent acquisition partner for our clients throughout the Northeast and specialize in the permanent placement of middle to upper management construction professionals. Our office has over 25 years of recruiting experience in the area of […]
According to the Harvard Business Review, building “the organization of your dreams.” is both easier, and harder, than one might imagine. After 3 years of extensive research with executives around the world and within various industries they came up with the following “Dream Company Diagnostic” “It’s a company where individual differences are nurtured; information is […]
Imagine a world in which a 2,000 sq ft home, embedded with all the conduits for electrical, plumbing and air-conditioning, was constructed in 24 hours! Well Behrokh Khoshnevis, a professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, from the University of Southern California did. He developed a technology called Contour Crafting which allows for the construction of whole structures to […]
With January already over, our team sat down to discuss what we’re seeing and hearing from clients, candidates and the industry as a whole. Here’s our notes on how 2013 played out and trends and opportunities for 2014 in no particular order. General: Salaries, profit margins, and fees are up from 2012 levels. The actual hiring […]
If you saw the movie Bad Santa you’ll recognize what a bad hire can look like. Willie, aka Santa, might have scrubbed up as St. Nick, but he was bad to the bone. Willie was a conman and I’ll suited to the position, and yet someone hired him. Take a look around your office, do you have […]
When you go to Fenway Park you’re never in any doubt about the score. The scoreboard says it all. Each team, the umpires, coaches and the all the fans are on the same page. It got me thinking, do clients have a hiring scoreboard? It’s rare that one person makes a hiring decision alone. So, […]
How do you get the best candidates from the best companies to join your team? When a candidate walks away from your interview they should be clear on what your company stands for and why they should leave their job for you. They’re not looking for just a job, they are looking for an opportunity […]
Almost all interviews have this one question in common: WHY should I hire you? How do you ensure that your response is insightful and compelling? Use the K.I.S.S. metric. Keep – It – Simple – Stupid. Be concise and give examples of your worth. So, how do you do this. Firstly, Google is […]
