Madden Industrial Staffing Archives

How Would You Fare At These Craftsmen Competitions?

A healthy level of competitiveness is essential for succeeding in the construction industry. Every day, craftsmen are up against themselves, the elements, and fellow construction businesses. Competition helps sharpen your skills, build a strong work ethic, and develop a tough mentality. Of course, this growth and improvement aren’t limited to the job site. There are … Continue reading

Reasons Craftsmen Are the Happiest Workers

As a craftsman, you’ve never been afraid to go against the grain. In fact, some of the best decisions you’ve made were the opposite of what most people were doing. As it turns out, society actually doesn’t always know what’s best for you. Go figure! While less than half the workforce is very satisfied with … Continue reading

Why Customer Service Matters in the Construction Industry

It’s easy for project managers to lose sight of the customer service angle of their business when more pressing and immediate demands require attention. Sure, construction managers always care about customer satisfaction, but that’s not the same as having a committed and detailed strategy for optimizing the customer experience. There are several crucial ways customer … Continue reading

Winter BBQ for Beginners: Everything You Need to Know

As a craftsman, you’re not one to let inclement weather keep you from getting the job done. While others shamefully put their grills away in the winter, you proudly keep yours as a backyard centerpiece throughout the year. You’re not going to let biting temperatures, howling winds, or limited sunlight keep you from some mouth-watering … Continue reading

Skills That Make Veterans Perfect Candidates for the Construction Industry

Military members face no shortage of danger, challenges, and struggles when putting their lives in the line to serve our country. However, these obstacles don’t stop when veterans transition back to civilian life. In fact, returning to “normal life” is fraught with its own issues. The stark contrast between being an active service member and … Continue reading

Follow These Key Steps for Improving Employee Retention

The construction industry suffers from an alarmingly high turnover rate which is well-known among project managers who directly suffer the consequences. More than 1 out of every 5 craftsmen don’t stick around long after being hired. This number is even higher among younger individuals as the turnover rate stands at 64% for employees 24 and … Continue reading

How Project Managers Can Overcome Labor Shortages: 4 Key Strategies

It’s no secret. The construction industry is facing a worsening shortage of talent brought on by a confluence of issues including an aging workforce, lack of interest among younger professionals, and increasing demand for construction projects. Here, we’ll look at some ways project managers can overcome these labor challenges to continue growing their business into … Continue reading

Why You Should Consider a Career in the Construction Industry in 2021

It’s hard to believe that 2020 has finally come to an end. With a fresh start in the New Year, you might be looking for a career change. Instead of bouncing around between unfulfilling roles, you want something that’s secure, rewarding, and meaningful. For those with an aptitude for hands-on work, the construction industry might … Continue reading

What does “Offsite Construction” REALLY mean now?

Companies in all industries had to adjust business operations during the quarantine order to protect our population from the Coronavirus outbreak. Our construction clients are no exception, and they have found innovative ways to incorporate remote working into their building projects – including zoom meetings, drone surveillance, and incorporating modular construction or some form of … Continue reading

The New Safety Checklist for Construction Sites

Safety has always been key in the construction business, as it is one of the most dangerous jobs out there. COVID has only increased some of these risks, and so it is important to revisit your safety requirements and checklists to make sure that you and your craftsmen are doing everything possible to be safe … Continue reading

Ways To Show Them You’re The Best Candidate

One of the things we hear from our employer clients is that it’s challenging to accurately assess a candidate from resumes and cover letters alone. Even job interviews can be challenging because they’re trying to assess your motivation, personality, skills, goals and strengths and more in a very short time – and you’re feeling motivated … Continue reading

Tips To Stay Sanitary On a Construction Job Site

Across most of the country, construction craftsmen were designated as part of the ‘essential’ category of workers that could continue working through the Coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, work environments of all types just haven’t been set up to keep their team sanitary and free from contaminants – including the trades. Construction job sites may have craftsmen … Continue reading

How to Lead Your Business Through Change in Crisis

The Coronavirus crisis has affected most businesses in varying degrees – for better or worse. The construction industry is no exception – and we here at Madden know that you’re probably still trying to navigate through all the change that’s unfolding. Here are some ways that you can be resilient and hopefully thrive amongst all … Continue reading

Prefab Construction Is Still Hot

With the shortage of both housing and labor, the modular and prefabrication construction segment really took hold last year! According to the recent Dodge Data & Analytics study, modular building and prefabricated single-trade assemblies also improve productivity, quality and scheduling as compared to traditional construction. Bottom line, it makes building more efficient. Health care, hotel, … Continue reading

The Hottest New Building Material Is… Wood?!?

Wood is one of the oldest and most common building materials, but because of disastrous fires like the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, the industry started using concrete and steel in the last century. More recently, however, wood is making a comeback! Mass timber, specifically, is really the hot new wood, which is made up … Continue reading

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