Striking a Balance: Tips for Candidates

Striking a Balance: Tips for Candidates

Employers are looking for more than just technical ability alone, they want a mix of both hard and soft skills. Here’s how to get that across.

Claims: What should I do next? Chartership or Masters?

Claims: What should I do next? Chartership or Masters?

For candidates wanting to make a move into the construction claims and expert witness industry, qualifications and professional memberships are very important additions to your CV in order to be an attractive candidate to leading employers.

Making the move from Quantity Surveying into Expert Witness Services

Making the move from Quantity Surveying into Expert Witness Services

Working in Expert Witness services can provide some of the most lucrative salaries and bonuses within the construction industry. For many Quantity Surveyors, making the move into this niche and lucratively paid sector is an appealing prospect.

How Language Skills May Give You a Cutting Edge in the Disputes Sector

How Language Skills May Give You a Cutting Edge in the Disputes Sector

Multilingual candidates can be very sought after in the Disputes sector, even for roles based in the UK where you may be required to work on international projects.

Acronyms in the World of Construction

Acronyms in the World of Construction

Being new to the construction industry and the recruitment industry, I am quickly learning about acronyms in the construction world. There is a special language just for people in the industry and it takes a while to key in to all the buzz words and letters.

AI in the Hiring Process

AI in the Hiring Process

AI is the latest trend in recruitment; see how companies are using AI to find skilled staff for vacancies, including us here at Maxim Recruitment

Higher Education: A Hidden Gem of Opportunity

Higher Education: A Hidden Gem of Opportunity

Increasing student numbers has driven investment in HE facilities, requiring experienced engineers, project managers, and commercial and claims managers

The importance of stability for permanent job seekers

The importance of stability for permanent job seekers

As a permanent sector recruitment consultancy, Maxim are always assessing the stability & continuity of candidates that we speak with. So for those companies wanting to employ on a permanent basis, why is this aspect of your CV so important even if all of your other skills are good enough?

Are Construction Job Adverts Putting Women Off Applying?

Are Construction Job Adverts Putting Women Off Applying?

Which words turn you on and off a job advert? We'd love to make our good results better - 22% of our placements in the last 2 years have been female, compared just 13% women working in the construction industry.

Your Guide to Canada Working Holidays

Your Guide to Canada Working Holidays

Interested in working in Canada? Here’s our guide to the temporary visas available to quantity surveyors, engineers, and other construction professionals

How to Achieve Your Dream Construction Job

How to Achieve Your Dream Construction Job

Doing a job you enjoy is likely to lead to greater success and reward and is also a win for your employer. Perhaps you might want to work in a different construction sector in a similar role, or in an entirely different role utilising valuable transferable skills, or perhaps relocation to a different country might reinvigorate you?

ICES Thames Cruise - 12 July 2018

ICES Thames Cruise - 12 July 2018

Join us as we sponsor our 2nd annual ICES River Thames cruise for a pleasant evening for socialising and networking