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Read moreThe construction division of CGC Recruitment consists of a team of specialist and experienced consultants who service our clients’ needs. With years of experience behind us, we understand the pressures on this already challenging sector, which includes resourcing, recruitment, and retention issues.
To support you with these matters, we’ve provided some recruitment insights below. This includes highlighting the challenges you might be experiencing and opportunities to achieve positive personal, professional, and commercial growth.
The construction industry has been faced with a persistent challenge over the years - retention of staff. Money talks - but it isn’t everything. Industry experts agree that companies are finding it harder to compete for skilled workers based on salaries alone.
As the employer or manager, it’s important to understand the preferences of workers and ensure you’re doing the following:
Read about other strategies to retain your top tier staff here. We also offer a Career Planning Template which will help improve career planning within your organisation or team.
Yes, the COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a huge blow to Australia’s economy and industries, including construction.
Although the industry was designated as an essential service and exempt from lockdown restrictions, many construction projects were affected due to limitations on labour availability at worksites, social distancing restrictions, and supply chain disruptions.
According to the recent Construction in Australia report, we’re seeing the construction industry recovery strengthening in 2021. Thankfully, the industry is supported by the government’s focus on infrastructure investment to restore the pandemic-hit economy.
In June 2020, the government announced that 15 infrastructure projects (including the Sydney Metro West) worth $72 billion will be fast-tracked, supporting over 60,000 direct and indirect jobs. In addition, the federal, state and territory governments have reached an agreement to cut approval time for infrastructure projects by half.
Another positive development includes significant government spending and investment being allocated towards residential, health, and educational infrastructure projects.
At CGC Recruitment, our Construction team also recognises the following challenges and job opportunities:
While you might see a range of challenges in your industry, our Construction team at CGC Recruitment know how to navigate through these tricky times. We offer our clients and candidates unique industry insights that cover today’s trends and add value beyond filling a job brief.
We hope you’re now feeling more confident about the months and years ahead.
CGC Recruitment is a specialist construction, infrastructure, engineering, and architecture recruitment consultancy. We view our clients as our partners and work closely with them to meet their business needs. We work with some of Australia’s largest construction brands through to specialist SME’s and boutique consultants. We have proven experience delivering permanent, contract and retained recruitment solutions, consistently providing the right candidates for the right roles at the right time.
If you have an active role you’d like to discuss or just want to talk to a specialist consultant, please contact us.
Alternatively, you can complete our online client form and a member of our team will contact you.
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