You need something to put your tools in, and the tool vessel that is closest to perfect is available for free! A modest bucket is how almost everyone got started and how most of us still roll.  The Bucket Boss is a great system.  It’s versatile and you can even add hardware trays and bags sold […]

Tool Belt (your rig) The very first thing you should buy is a good set of bags.  You can borrow a hammer, tape and knife.  But borrowing another man’s bags is like borrowing his girlfriend. You could spend an exorbitant amount of money on something sweet.  The problem is that if you haven’t earned the […]

What is the best website to find a job? Before you go there, here are some things you should know.

Incorporated on February 8, 1999, Construction Personnel Group Inc is the official corporate name of Construction Personnel Group, Inc.. Somewhere around 2008’ish we began to toy with an unofficial dba of CPGworks.  Our thought was that we would brand ourself as something clever and memorable.  CPGworks actually did get some steam, but as time went on […]

We promise to do our best to always do the right thing. We promise that your application with Construction Personnel Group, Inc. has a much greater chance of landing you the job you want, then if you applied to any single construction company on your own. We promise not to waste your time. Headhunters often […]

It takes maybe four or five years for a person to become relatively proficient in a trade.  Assuming (at that point) that they are a relatively good employee, then they are likely worth $18/hr–$20/hr.  The difference between $18/hr and $25/hr–$30/hr is leadership. Author and speaker Mark Breslin, Breslin Strategies, Inc. writes, “On average, your foremen have received […]

Can’t find good people to hire? It’s because the power has shifted to the job seeker.  Old recruiting practices will no longer work. “If you are frustrated because your recruiting approaches are no longer producing great results, you will be happy to know that there is a logical reason behind it.  I estimate that 90 […]

Get your hiring manager talking about what’s really going on behind the job ad, and you’ll find that the quality of the conversation shifts dramatically.

Job-seekers who use their interview air time to ask questions about the processes, the obstacles in a hiring manager’s way and the thorny problems they’ve seen before in similar situations vault themselves to a higher level of conversation than the ones who don’t.

Why should you read, “What drives me nuts about staffing agencies and how they can work better as a partner“? A love / hate relationship seems to exist between many Employers and Agencies, and I think in large part it is because neither party seems to truly understand the other.   As of the time I […]

OSHA changed the rules for residential construction workers on March 15th, 2013. No longer will they be issuing reduced fines, helpful hints, and consultations on compliance with the fall protection regulations. They are in full-enforcement mode, and you should be in full-compliance mode if you want to avoid serious penalties. Unless you are able to […]

We promise to only recommend the best person available for the job. We promise to work diligently to fill your job opening. We promise to give you more information on a candidate than you could reasonably get on your own. We promise to be ethical in our hunt. We promise to be honest. We promise […]

Generally, we dress business casual.  Sometimes the guys wear sports coats.  On rare occasions, we’ll be wearing nice jeans. If you’re coming from a job site, we totally understand that and are fine if you come as you are.

2014 – 05/07/2014 – Watertown, NY, general construction company cited by US Labor Department’s OSHA for ‘entirely preventable’ fatal fall at Pulaski work site. SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Following the death of 23-year-old construction worker Kyle Brown, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that his employer, Watertown-based general construction contractor MTL Design […]

Schneiderman Announces Felony Guilty Pleas By Roofer Who Defrauded Capital Region Homeowners via A.G. Schneiderman Announces Felony Guilty Pleas By Roofer Who Defrauded Capital Region Homeowners | Eric T. Schneiderman. According to the article, “Decker admitted that as part of his scheme, he stole $5,000 last summer from a Malta homeowner who had hired him […]

Corrections costs for the states have quadrupled in the last 20 years — to about $52 billion a year nationally — making prison spending the second-fastest growing budget item after Medicaid. To cut those costs, the states are being forced to rethink parole, probation, and reintegration policies that drive hundreds of thousands of people back […]