An Update on the Civil Engineering Job Landscape with Brandon McGill
The Civil Engineering Academy Podcast
Intro
This chapter delves into the civil engineering job market, featuring insights from a specialized recruiter. It offers job seekers practical advice on resumes, interviews, and industry trends to enhance their job search strategies.
The civil engineering industry is seeing a big labor shortage of the exact type of engineers companies are desperately looking for. š² How do we know?
In this episode we interview Brandon McGill, a recruiter specialized in the geotechnical and land development arenas of civil engineering.
He jumps back on the show to give us an update on the state of the civil engineering job market today, as well as the trends and opportunities heās seeing by working with candidates and companies.
If youāre considering finding a new opportunity somewhere else, this episode is for you.
TUNE IN TO LEARN:
- The engineering positions companies are desperately trying to fill up...fast
- A work trend thatās now the industry standard (and companies need to accept)
- A big shift in leadership positionsā¦and the big problems with it
- The cons of remote workā¦and the big pro that keeps it alive
- PE vs. PMP: Which one do companies prefer?
- How Brandon found a job for one of his candidatesā¦for $40,000 more!
- How companies can find top talent in today's labor shortage
- The biggest advantage of working with a recruiterā¦and why
- What causes the most friction in candidate-company negotiations
- How to craft a resume that makes all the others look like they donāt even exist
- The best approach to hiring interviews that companies should live by
- Brandonās top piece of advice for working with (the right) recruiters
- The impact of the April 2024 changes to the PE Exam on job hunting
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š§ CONNECT WITH BRANDON:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonmcgill
The Civil Recruiter - https://thecivilrecruiter.com
Email - brandon@thecivilrecruiter.com
Phone - 208-563-6005
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