Category: Careers
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Job spotlight: National director, Pick Everard
Matt Hall MCIOB talks to Nadine Buddoo about the most rewarding and challenging aspects of his role. What are your main responsibilities as a national director? As a national director at Pick Everard, my main responsibility is overseeing the project management discipline. This includes ensuring the highest standards of delivery and quality, managing resources effectively…
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‘EDI means different things to different people’
Do one-size-fits-all EDI approaches work in a global construction context? Dr Florence Phua FCIOB talks about her research on this issue. Tell us about the research you have been working on The new research questions the way we understand and implement EDI frameworks in an international construction industry context, and argues that the conventional approach…
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Apprentice of the month: ‘At my girls-only school, construction was never offered’
Ava Parnell, assistant estimator at McCarthy Stone, is CIOB’s January apprentice of the month. What was your biggest challenge during your apprenticeship? Going straight from sixth form to a setting that’s highly professional was really quite daunting, especially as a woman. But, after a few weeks, days even, I realised that being thrown in at…
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Industry experts deliver careers advice in West Yorkshire
Enhance Your Career, which is now in its second year, included participation from the Association for Project Management, the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE), the Chartered Institute of Building Service Engineers (CIBSE) and the Institute of Leadership (InstL), as well as industry partners Elexion, Gleeds, Hawkswell Kilvington, Michael Dyson Associates, Morgan Sindall, Promoting Construction…
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One to watch: Rohit Malhotra, AtkinsRéalis
The NEC project manager at the engineering services company talks about his career to date and what he would like to see change in construction. What made you choose a career in construction? What else might you have done? Rohit Malhotra, AtkinsRéalis: “It’s essential to adopt greener building practices” Growing up in Dubai, surrounded by iconic…
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CIOB London Tomorrow’s Leaders spearheads two career events
When faced with rejection, young professionals should persevere, get as many qualifications and training as they can and say yes to every opportunity. These were some of the insights offered by an industry panel at a careers event organised by CIOB London Tomorrow’s Leaders with Hays. Hosted at Hays’ Cheapside offices, the event saw numerous…
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‘I’m working with construction SMEs to boost their innovation’
Dr Graeme Larsen FCIOB, associate dean (sustainability) at the University College of Estate Management, on opening up the current discourse around healthy communities. What are you working on at present? I am working on a number of initiatives, with the key focus being strategic and operational sustainability. This relates to the development of new taught…
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Can AI create the perfect construction CV?
AI writing tools, such as ChatGPT, are gaining popularity among job applicants. But there are common pitfalls construction professionals should avoid in order to stand out from the crowd. By Nadine Buddoo. Image: Dreamstime.com In today’s fast-paced job market, many applicants make the mistake of relying too heavily on AI to help create CVs and…