Insight Blog

The competitive nature of academia pushes the look, feel, and safety of a campus to the forefront, attracting more students, researchers, entertainment, athletic departments, and, ultimately, funding. Many universities are seeking improvements to their grounds and finding talented professionals... Read more

Starting a new job? While your new employer may have an onboarding program, there are important, yet easy, things that you can do on your own to support a positive transition. Read more

Student enrollment and retention are obviously the focus of all universities and colleges. It used to be that institutions addressed these concepts by simply providing strong academic programs. Then, along came the whole concept of a beautiful campus and facilities, especially student housing. Read more

In the construction and development world, many factors can impact the type of manager who will most effectively lead a design and construction team, such as: new techniques and technologies, short- and long-term initiatives and goals, department transitions and restructuring, and internal culture. Read more

Wanting to compete more aggressively for design/build projects, our client established a business unit focused on this delivery method. Working closely with the company’s CEO on this search, we were able to secure a professional who has secured more than $100M in projects in 20 months. Read more

Whether you work directly for a higher education institution or you’re involved in the sector from an architecture, engineering, construction, or real estate perspective, it’s highly likely you’re aware of the construction activity on U.S. college and university campuses. Read more

Making simple changes to your hiring process can significantly enhance your ability to attract and secure the right candidates. Try these six tips from our executive search consultants and see if your hiring process improves. Read more

Most organizations are experiencing recruitment challenges of some sort in this competitive market for talent. While limited candidate pools and tight time constraints are what we hear about most from our clients, there are other factors impacting their ability to hire the right professionals. Read more

Not all job boards are created equal. Here are the most popular, effective, and navigable sites for both employers and job candidates in the industries of facilities management, architecture, construction, and real estate development. Read more

Even if you’re not actively looking for a new job and engrossed in your current one, don’t be surprised if there’s a role and potential employer out there that would pique your interest. Being passive to new job opportunities actually puts you in the driver’s seat. Read more