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2/24/2020: Brian Binke, CEO of The Birmingham Group, Featured in Monster They say money talks, and for the majority of job candidates, salary is the number one factor when it comes to considering an offer. That’s what 73% of respondents said in Monster’s most recent State of the Candidate survey; and more [...]

6/25/2019: Brian Binke Featured in The Wall Street Journal It should be any job seeker’s dream: You’re looking for a job and three offers land in your lap. Or maybe you’re not even looking and a rival company tries to recruit you. Many candidates hate having to negotiate or turn anyone down. [...]

6/14/2019: Brian Binke Featured in Fast Company As members of Generation Z are graduating from college and entering the workforce, many have already set their sights on moving up the career ladder—and fast. According to a study by InsideOut Development, 60% of Gen-Zers have aspirations of being a manager, and 76% say [...]

3/15/2019: Brian Binke Featured in Building Forward The best place to start in attracting new talent to the construction industry today is by looking within and accepting the realities of the competitive job market today. “The days of putting your feet up on the desk as a hiring manager and saying, ‘Young [...]

2/1/2019: Brian Binke Featured in United Rentals It’s a unique, candidate-driven market at the current time. Thanks to the skilled labor shortage, companies are spending more of their time on recruiting efforts than ever before. Here are four trends we’re seeing when it comes to recruiting construction talent. Some of the best [...]

11/20/2018: Brian Binke Featured in Detroit Free Press Octavous Crosby, 36, has been on an upward trajectory with a steady paycheck — and no student loan debt — since entering the construction trades nearly two decades ago. Crosby, who grew up on Detroit's east side, started off as an apprentice carpenter for [...]

11/16/2018: Brian Binke Featured in Entrepreneur No matter what industry you’re in or how large your team is, talent will play a crucial role in your company’s success or failure. This year, according to Worldcomm Group, there was a 43 percent jump in the number of CEOs and business leaders who prioritize [...]

9/17/2018: Brian Binke Featured in Construction Today Even though we are aware of the many factors that caused the skilled labor crisis, and there’s still no universal remedy for the labor shortage, there are some recommended steps that organizations can take to help attract and retain talent in the construction industry. What [...]