{"id":796,"date":"2015-09-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/four-ways-to-find-construction-craft-workers-and-professionals\/"},"modified":"2025-02-10T05:21:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T10:21:53","slug":"four-ways-to-find-construction-craft-workers-and-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/four-ways-to-find-construction-craft-workers-and-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Four ways to find construction craft workers and professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/category\/money-matters\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Money Matters<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFour ways to find construction craft workers and professionals\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2015-09-18T00:00:00-04:00\">September 18, 2015<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"Four ways to find construction craft workers and professionals\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/four-ways-to-find-construction-craft-workers-and-professionals\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/author\/debcarpenterbeck\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/CRE-Deb-Carpenter-Beck.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"CRE Deb Carpenter-Beck\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Deb Carpenter-Beck<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the AGC 2015 Construction Hiring and Business Outlook, 76 percent of responding construction firms report having a hard time finding qualified craft workers, while 62 percent report difficulty in filling key professional positions. In particular, it\u2019s difficult to find supervisors, project managers, carpenters, roofers, equipment operators, and plumbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sound familiar? It\u2019s a whole new ball game these days when it comes to finding qualified workers and that includes the services you use to connect with potential employees. Here are a few construction-focused sources I\u2019ve heard of that may be worth trying (let me know your thoughts on these and other sources you\u2019d recommend):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.workhands.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Work Hands <\/a>is a social media network that is for skilled workers that are in the construction and manufacturing industries. The purpose of the website is to better connect employers with skilled workers in the United States.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uschamberfoundation.org\/hiring-our-heroes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hiring Heroes Program <\/a>is a nationwide initiative sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Its goal is to help veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses find meaningful employment opportunities. In June 2014 the AGC partnered with the Hiring Heroes Program as part of an effort to add 100,000 veterans to the construction workforce in the next 5 years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.byf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Build Your Future<\/a> offers a variety of employment events across the country that contractors can participate in to connect with the military talent pool.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/constructionjobs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ConstructionJobs.com<\/a> is an employment job board and resume database built exclusively for the construction, design, and building industries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course it is also important to connect to your local schools to restart, help build, and tap into their vocational training programs. Today\u2019s skilled worker shortage won\u2019t be short lived. In response, many contractors are looking ahead at how to engage with younger students now to build their workforce of tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Subscribe to our Sage Advice Newsletter<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get our latest business advice delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-ab515c6e-7e90-4c2f-a67e-113872516e8b\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Subscribe<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1073797282-1440x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"Working from home with tea in hand\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1073797282-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the AGC 2015 Construction Hiring and Business Outlook, 76 percent of responding construction firms report having a hard time finding qualified craft workers, while 62 percent report difficulty in filling key professional positions. 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