by Trevor Gelder, Corporate Director
Talent Acquisition and Deployment
In order to maximize your potential to secure a job, you have to consider just three things: Location, Location and Location!
Relocation: Employees who open themselves up to go where a company needs them most can typically increase their odds of being hired and growing more quickly within the company. If you look at the resumes of a company’s senior management staff, more often than not you will see they have moved around the country – and sometimes around the world – for their employer. If you do need to relocate, there are a number of great tools online to help you in the process; here is just one of the many available: http://www.relocationguide.com/articles/relocating_moving/10_steps_1_new_residence.htm
Travel: In the construction industry, having the ability to travel and work on projects in large geographic areas can give you a leg up on your competition. From an employer’s perspective that makes you more versatile and valuable. If all other things are equal, that could be the one thing that moves you into the lead.
Flexibility: Do you possess a “Can Do” spirit? When employees show they will do what it takes to take care of their customers and make things work for their employers, they set themselves apart. Are you flexible? Do you work things around your job or your job around your personal life? A good work/life balance is important, but if your personal requirements start to become a problem, your manager has to find a solution; you may be tipping that balance too far and in the wrong direction. In that case, if you are unable to be available when it counts and refuse to work with the company’s needs, you may find yourself passed over in favor of someone who doesn’t have those issues.