What separates good hiring practices from great ones? Understanding these differences helps uncover what top construction employers do that others do not.
Finding great construction hires becomes more challenging as the skilled labor shortage grows. As a result, implementing effective employee attraction and retention methods is essential.
Importance of Great Construction Hires
Skilled construction workers are needed for successful projects. Quickly filling vacancies with skilled professionals helps keep projects on time and within budget.
Construction workers with relevant training and experience strengthen construction site safety and deliver high-quality results. Building teams with complementary skills and personalities supports communication, collaboration, and productivity.
Companies that attract and retain construction workers long-term benefit from strong employee engagement, job satisfaction, and morale. Reducing hiring, onboarding, and training costs strengthens revenue, the bottom line, and business growth.
What Top Construction Employers Do Differently When Hiring
Top construction employers do the following differently to enhance employee attraction and retention:
Properly position the company
Share with construction job seekers your company’s unique offerings. For instance, include on your company’s website, in job postings, and during interviews how you use the latest technologies, tools, equipment, and techniques.
Engage with passive candidates
Build relationships with passive candidates in construction and other industries. They can use their transferrable skills and experience to change jobs or enter the field and add long-term organizational value.
Offer competitive compensation
Above-market-rate income and benefits show you value your construction workers. These factors help find and keep high-quality talent.
Effectively post job openings
Sharing construction job openings in places where workers tend to congregate helps fill vacancies:
- High schools
- Trade schools
- Job fairs
- Online groups focused on construction
- Job boards such as ConstructionJobs.com, ConstructionJobForce.com, RoadTechs.com, and iHireConstruction.com
Streamline the hiring process
Make your hiring process as easy and fast as possible. Quickly interviewing and vetting candidates and extending job offers encourages top talent to work for you rather than your competitors.
Provide training
On-the-job training diversifies your construction talent pool. You can train additional workers to develop the skills required to complete more projects. Upskilling and reskilling help fill changing business needs and strengthen worker attraction and retention.
Recognize and reward workers
Point out specific construction worker contributions, results, and impact on the project and company. Include a bonus, pay increase, or promotion when appropriate to encourage high-quality work.
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