PPE: The Basics for Construction Work
Safety is a major issue for construction workers in all trades. Each year, accidents happen frequently in the construction industry, and often times it is due to the absence of…
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It Will Only Take A Minute: Safety & End-of-day Tasks
“IT WILL ONLY TAKE A MINUTE.” How often do we hear that phrase when we are speaking to others, or ourselves, about getting that one extra part of our task…
Don’t Mistake Kindness for Weakness: Women in Construction
5 Tips for Breaking the Concrete Ceiling Construction is a male-dominated industry. Women are in the minority on the job site, in professional roles, and in the office. According to…
6 Ways to Build a High-Performance Culture
By Bob Brandon, Talent Corps Vice President | Sales & Marketing At Talent Corps, we are continuously looking for ways to cultivate “the perfect company culture” so no employee ever…
The Other Fatal 4: Less-Considered Major Construction Health Hazards
By: Kim Slowey This post originally appeared in Construction Dive’s Safety Trendline – March 1, 2021 — Ask anyone familiar with construction hazards, and you’ll likely hear about those on…
The Best Paying Jobs in Construction
Changing careers after time away or post-COVID? Re-tooling after a layoff? Maybe you’re a new high school or college graduate exploring your options or chasing a dream you’ve had since…
Is It A Career or a Job?
Originally published by Maria Fuster, IEC-Chesapeake, October 2020 Defining the words career and job can lead to interesting conversations – and not just among younger people. You could be in…
3 Interview Tips to Get the Job: Transitioning from Active Duty to Civilian Life
The Job Search: A Predictable Process Finding and landing a job you love is hard work, but all job searches follow a fairly predictable path. You’ll think about the kind…
Six Reasons to Hire Veterans
Talent Corps was founded by veterans and much of its leadership team is currently made up of people who have served in branches of the U.S. military. Our company has…
8 Things to Know About Working as a Traveling Healthcare Professional
You love your job as a healthcare professional, but maybe you’re ready to see more of the country, experience life in new places, add some variety to your work, or…
AMA: What’s It Like to Work for Construction Talent?
Electrician Jaime Lopez has been a Construction Talent employee for more than two years and an electrician for six. In 2019, he won the Talent Corps Mike Lyles Award which…
How to Become a Traveling Healthcare Professional
Travelers Choose the Lifestyle Becoming a traveling nurse or other healthcare professional is a lifestyle choice as much as it is a career option. The lifestyle is popular with people…