For my first article in 2020 I’d like to remind everyone how important and beneficial it is to utilize, and control, your company’s story in all recruiting efforts. When I started in this business one of my first supervisors, and as it turned out a great...
Read MoreInitial Housekeeping Make sure your resume is grammatically correct, up to date, and complete with relevant company and educational information. A good rule of thumb is to limit your resume to one page—two at the most—and keep it in chronological order. Start with your most...
Read MoreOur personal and professional lives are all about rhythm. No matter who you are or what you do, we all understand the importance of timing and how satisfying it is when things fall into place. When things go wrong and, if we’re self-aware, when they...
Read MoreMultiple offers, last minute indecision and reversal of interest, counter offers and the generally mercenary and hostile current recruiting market. While I was considering topics for the second article in my 25th anniversary series of articles, it became pretty apparent that nothing matters if we can’t...
Read MoreFrom The Observer: It never hurts to keep your options open, but once you decide to move on, it’s probably best to just do so. Things haven’t been right at work for a long time. You’ve felt stuck, unappreciated, and underpaid. In fact, it’s been a struggle...
Read MoreFrom US News & World Report: Thinking about using a potential employer's job offer to get your current company to counter and pay you more money? Stop right there. Using another job offer as a bargaining chip may be tempting, but too often, it ends badly. If you...
Read MoreFrom The Economist: American builders’ productivity has plunged by half since the late 1960s. NINE years ago the first concrete was poured for Berlin Brandenburg airport. It was expected to open in 2012, to cost €1.2bn ($1.8bn) and to welcome 34m passengers each year. Today the only...
Read MoreFrom Construction Executive Report: If you are an employed job seeker, you may receive a counteroffer from your employer once he or she learns of your new job opportunity. If you receive a counteroffer, what should you do? Although some employer’s may react to your resignation by...
Read MoreFrom the New York Times: Whether you like it or not, your boss may want you to start acting more like a programmer. In offices ranging from a museum in Sydney, Australia, to a car dealership in Maine, to the tech department at the insurance giant...
Read MoreFlying home last week I opened the shade and took this great shot of Fermilab. Ironically, it's been one year since Adams Partners helped Fermilab hire a Deputy Project Manager for the heavy construction portion of their neutrino beam project! Posted by Jerry Adams ...
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