Why Contract Engineers Might Be Your Best Hiring Solution

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When it comes time to add to your engineering team, it can be difficult to determine the best employment type you should offer. Is it best to find someone who can come in full-time, part-time, or contract? Will you be able to find someone that wants to work based on those hours? At Austin Nichols, […]

The Hidden Costs of Hiring a New Employee

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At some point, every company is going to need to bring in new employees. Unfortunately, this can be incredibly time-consuming and expensive. In many cases, companies end up spending thousands of dollars to find talented employees on their own. The costs include advertising fee, referral bonuses, travel expenses for applicants, and more. When it comes […]

How Contracting Companies Can Find the Best Construction Employees

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It isn’t always easy to find quality construction employees, and direct hire and contract recruiting firm Austin Nichols Technical Search in Kansas City understands how difficult the search can be for contracting companies. Fortunately, with 30 years of experience, Austin Nichols has some advice for hiring your next construction employee. Be competitive Do a little […]

Hiring the Right Construction Management Team Will Have a Big Impact on Your Company

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Like all the best advice, it is deceptively simple: if you want your company and crews to reach their full potential, you need to have the best construction management team available. This is true whether your firm is big or small, whether you are well-established or just starting up—everyone needs solid hires in management positions. […]

Let a Recruiting Firm Take the Burden off Your Human Resources Department

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No matter how big or small the company, the work is never done for the Human Resources Department. That’s because whatever else is on their plate on any given day, HR is always taking care of the needs of the employees, be it sorting out benefits, acting as the intermediary between management and staff, supervising […]

The Role of Engineering in Architectural Firms is Growing

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The future of architectural and design firms in the United States looks bright. According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the architectural market is expected to grow 7% by 2024. Thanks to progress in Congress on federal infrastructure initiatives and a healthy overall marketplace, architectural firms are in a good frame of […]

5 Advantages of Hiring Through a Recruiting Firm

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As anyone who has ever had to hire for a position knows, there’s a big difference between finding someone to do the job, and finding the right person for the job. For those who want to maximize their likelihood of doing the latter rather than the former—especially for highly skilled or specialized fields—the answer is […]

60% of Millennials are Open to New Job Opportunities

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According to a recent survey conducted by Gallup, millennials are dramatically transforming today’s workforce. It turns out that a growing number of millennials—which refers to individuals born between 1980 and the mid-nineties—feel little to no investment in their current employment, with an estimated 60% of this group claiming that they are open to new job […]

Construction Sector Employment Sees Largest Increase Since December 2008

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The United States construction sector, like every industry, has seen its ups and downs, with jobs—and thus employment rates—routinely vacillating in accord with the up- and downswings of the national economy. The good news is that in the past year alone national construction employment rates have seen a 3% growth overall, while between October and […]