Five Ways to Attract Top Construction Talent
Date Posted: June 21, 2018
Posted In: Ideas, Workforce,
From United Rentals: A solid, well-trained workforce is the backbone of any company. Ironically, this is the area where many construction companies flounder. All too often, companies use the same old methods to try to reach top candidates, or they take too long to follow up with candidates — and those candidates go with another opportunity. Some companies simply don’t have a strategic hiring process in place.
Here are five simple measures you can put into place today that will help you attract the very best talent in the industry.
Make hiring talent your top priority
Treat hiring as the most crucial activity of your company. If you invest in attracting the best talent, you’re going to reap the highest rewards. Start by creating a plan and developing a hiring strategy. Companies invest big money in attracting new clients. You should be willing to make a similar investment in hiring the best talent.
As Jack Welch, former CEO of GE Corporation, said, “If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings and put compensation as a carrier behind it you almost don’t have to manage them.” Welch had a knack for attracting and retaining top talent. He led GE during some of the most profitable periods of the company’s history. He maintained that the number one priority for him as CEO was to attract and retain the very best talent.