Category: Careers
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‘My goal is to make construction accessible to young people’
The assistant framework manager at SCF Hampshire Council on choosing a construction career, Tomorrow’s Leaders, and changing perceptions in the industry. Yash Gore, SCF Hampshire Council What made you choose a career in construction? What else might you have done? Since I was a child, I had a keen interest in construction. I spent hours watching…
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Job spotlight: site supervisor, Tarmac
A setback during the pandemic helped Alexander Michael, packed aggregate and macadam site supervisor at Tarmac, find the right career path. He spoke to Nadine Buddoo. What attracted you to a career in construction? I have always taken an interest in learning how things work and are constructed. Like many, this started with Lego and…
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Five top tips for construction job interviews
Preparing for your next career move? Here Dave Stitt FCIOB, professional certified coach at DSA Building Performance, shares some essential advice for construction professionals hoping to ace a job interview. Check out the back page of your CV. As an interviewer many years ago, I would look at the back page first. What are they into?…
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Tales from a globetrotting MCIOB engineer
Engineer Adam Jeffery MCIOB has spent the past decade working in three global cities: first in London, then in New York, before returning to his native Melbourne. He tells Rod Sweet about these three very different construction cultures. Over the next five years, he worked on projects including student accommodation at the Royal College of…
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Third of young would consider construction career, CIOB survey shows
However, CIOB said, if construction roles such as site managers, skilled trades, designers, architects and surveyors are excluded from careers advice provided in schools, young people will not take up construction apprenticeships and the skills gap will persist. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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CIOB apprentice of the month: Brent Richardson
The Level 4 construction design and build technician, BDW Trading – Barratt, talks about apprenticeships, technological advances and his favourite project. What’s one piece of advice you’d give to someone enrolling onto a construction apprenticeship? Don’t be afraid to ask questions. You will never be bothering anyone by showing interest to learn – in fact…
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Tomorrow’s Leaders show how to master networking
Attendees practise their networking at the event in Manchester Taking the awkwardness out of networking and making it work for you was the theme of an event, Master Your Networking Game, held at Manchester Metropolitan University by CIOB’s Tomorrow’s Leaders, Generation 4 Change (G4C) and Constructing Excellence. Recognising that a lot of people starting out in…
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One to watch: Will Renals, VolkerFitzpatrick
The site manager with the civil engineering and rail specialist on why he chose construction, and why apprenticeships are important to the industry. What made you choose construction as a career? What else might you have done? Because of the wealth of opportunities it provides. It’s a fast-paced, dynamic industry where the results of your…
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Consultancy celebrates five-year milestone with software launch
Cube, which celebrated its fifth anniversary as it launched the software, became a CIOB chartered construction management consultancy in 2021. Over the past five years founders Nicola Slater and Mark Johnston MCIOB have worked with some of the biggest names in the industry. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Meet Winvic’s Ukrainian whizz kid
Trainee site engineer Viktoriia Grachova from Ukraine is making her mark in the construction industry. Nadine Buddoo spoke to her. As a T-level student, balancing hands-on experience with academic studies can be hugely demanding. But it’s a challenge that Viktoriia Grachova is taking in her stride. Last October, the 17-year-old was recognised at the Department for…