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30 April 2014

Tips on How Candidates Can Best Use a Recruitment Agency

If you are a new to using a recruitment agency or you have tried to use a recruitment consultancy in the past but have not had the results you were hoping for, then I hope the following blog will give

26 September 2013

Job Descriptions in the Construction Industry - Who Needs Them?

Companies need to ensure they employ good calibre staff in order to complete the work they win and to succeed in making a profit. Over time staff leave and need to be replaced, and many more need to b

27 August 2012

Middle East Construction Recruitment Upturn Underway Now

As a Recruitment Consultant with nearly 5 years experience of recruiting Construction Professionals in the Middle Eastern market, I have come to notice the period between the end of Ramadan (Eid) and

30 April 2012

Infographics in Construction Recruitment

Sight is the predominant sense with which one perceives the world and collects knowledge and in this day and age of high technology, civilization is bombarded with visual imagery. This is pa

31 January 2012

UK & International Construction Recruitment in 2012

As the Year of the Dragon gets underway, there is a sense of anticipation for the coming year in the construction industry, particularly in Hong Kong and many parts of Asia. While 2011 has proven to b

30 November 2011

Relocating to Hong Kong: A Personal View

This October, I left Australia and moved to Hong Kong to join the Maxim team as a construction recruitment consultant.  For me, the transition to life and work in Hong Kong was smooth partly beca

7 May 2009

Who says construction recruitment agencies are surplus to requirements currently?

During a conversation with the owner of a construction company in Qatar last week, it was clear that he was of the opinion that recruitment agencies were no longer for him.

7 April 2009

Maxim Recruitment’s guide to more effective construction recruitment

 Don’t let anybody tell you that finding the right member of staff is easy because it usually isn’t. When recruiting, we all like to do things our own way however, following certain r

7 November 2006

In Focus: How to get the most out of your recruitment consultant

As a relative newcomer to Maxim Recruitment, it's been easy to notice a thing or two about how the job application process works smoothest here and what will make a pain in the neck for both us and yo

7 March 2006

In Focus: Can Salary Surveys Tell You Whether You Could be Earning More Money With a Different Construction Employer

You’re currently employed in a quantity surveying job, a site manager role or one of the other key disciplines in the construction industry. Things are going well but one thing continues to nag

7 September 2005

In Focus: Recruitment & Retention of Construction Staff - Do You Offer Work-life Balance?

With studies producing such startling statistics as 66% of UK workplace managers saying work was damaging their health and 77% admitting that work affected their relationship with their children, it i