Why New Hires Can't Hit the Ground Running in Construction

Construction and AEC leaders — new hires can't hit the ground running without mentorship and real onboarding.

The expectation sounds efficient. In practice it sets junior staff up to fail, and then they leave.

"Every firm says, I want somebody who can hit the ground running."

Bryce Batts, Co-Founder of Career Collective, has spent 20 years recruiting in architecture, engineering, and construction.

* Junior hires need someone showing them the ropes
* Deadline pressure is where mentoring slips first
* Small to midsize firms feel this gap the most

The shift: new hire onboarding is team development, and team development is leadership.

Full episode: "Why Construction Leaders Can't Hire Their Way Out of the Labor Shortage" — watch here: [link]