An associate of ours is offering an OSHA 10 hour safety class   ….for very cheap. The class will be held on October 25th thru 28th.   Attendance all 4 days in required in order to receive a certificate.   The class will run from 5 pm till 8 pm each day. You must be […]

Our client companies want to know if we’ve done due-diligence on our applicants.   How do we go about checking references?   Do we conduct criminal background checks, etc?   In my opinion the best way to conduct a background check is to create a thorough timeline for a person.   Fill in all of the […]

Our downtown chapter of Toastmasters finally got our banner.   I figured out the tripod whatchamawhosit and hung the thing up.   Debbie made me pose next to it.   So I figure if I had to endure that end of the camera, you can endure this. Many folks think that Toastmasters is only for […]

Class: August 2,3,4,5, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM Field: August 6 and August 9, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM Location: ECC 45 Oak Street Room 143 Become one of the NATIONALLY accredited contracting companies that are increasing in demand for home energy efficiency.   ECC Workforce Development offers this first step […]

WOTC     (Work Opportunity Tax Credit) Federal tax credit based upon wages paid to the individual during the first year of employment.   Employer is eligible to receive a tax credit of up to $2400   (40% of qualified first-year wages for those employed 400 or more hours; 25% for those employed at least […]

I fielded a phone call this morning, the company’s owner told me that they were finally starting to get busy.   I was thrilled to hear that and asked how we could help.   He said he was bringing on some new guys and wasn’t really sure of them yet and could he “payroll” them […]

After April 22, 2010 the law requires a minimum on one 8-hr EPA Renovators Certification available at all times.   Those not in compliance will risk being fined.   A 4-hr re-certification class is required every five years. Who needs it?   Contractors, property owners/managers and anyone who is doing renovation work for compensaton that […]

At Sqrft we take you to the front of the line.   We get you VIP status so you get the interview.   We negotiate for you.   We act as your agent.   If you were a musician, we’d be looking for your next gig.  Were you a ball player we’d be getting you signed […]

Ask ten contractors how they are calculating labor burden on gross payroll and you will get ten different answers – and all ten will swear that their number is right!   Here is how we calculate it using the example of a commercial carpenter with a class code of 5403 : $10.00          […]

When: Jan 12th 2010 Where: Rochester (call us for details) Time: 5pm to 9pm Cost: $5 (includes dinner) Who is invited: Current employees of Construction Personnel Group.

Check out this advertisement from 1929! Was it Al Pacino who said, “There is nothing new.   There is nothing new.   Only history we haven’t heard?”

Most managers generate between $100 and $300 per hour for their company. My recommendation is that you go generate money for your organization rather than trying to save our $5-$10/hour fee. Our greatest value to you comes when you let us do our job.

If you made $12 an hour in 2008 as a helper, today you are not only competing with everyone of your own caliber, you are also competing with a lot of folks that used to make $15 or $16. As I said when I started this post – I am not saying that you should get discouraged. I am saying that you might need to step up your game.

One of the basic truths that we all can agree on is that humans are intrinsically motivated by “whats in it for me?” You are, and so is your future employer. So write your objective statement from his perspective.

What’s your strategy for getting your resume out? If you’re like so many, it’s to blanket the planet with your resume. When you’re sending out hundreds of resumes, custom cover letters may feel like a burden. My suggestion—send less, but put more into them. More than likely your objective statement tells your prospective employer that you are […]