Our Top Ten Global Construction Apprenticeships

Our Top Ten Global Construction Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship and graduate schemes are on the up. All of the large international construction corporations offer ‘get paid to learn’ schemes of one kind or another. Many offer several tiers from initial school leaver programs to intermediate and higher level schemes leading to professional qualifications. Most of the programs include some study with a local college or university. And many of the companies also offer help for those at the higher levels to obtain qualifications that will be recognised by professional bodies.

Quantity Surveyors and Construction Professionals Coming back to the UK from Overseas

Quantity Surveyors and Construction Professionals Coming back to the UK from Overseas

UK market is buoyant and there are a number of opportunities for returning expatriates as well as for overseas nationals

UK Construction and the “UKCG”

UK Construction and the “UKCG”

The construction industry has around 350,000 firms, varying in size from small/medium family owned firms to multi millions pound companies. The sector makes up for around 10.5% of UK employment which is around 3.1 Million people. Construction is seen as a “jobs creator” the sector is over three times more labour intensive than financial services and can provide jobs for people from all educational backgrounds.

Planning Engineer: The Beating Heart of Every Project

Planning Engineer: The Beating Heart of Every Project

The roles of a planning engineer start right from the earliest stage of a project. Before other parties start working on the project, planners have to create plans and schedules, investigating what equipment and materials are needed, and also estimating the labour cost and manpower needed.

The Language Barrier in Hong Kong

The Language Barrier in Hong Kong

I would like to take this opportunity to address a topic which is becoming more of an issue in Hong Kong – the English language skills of the local construction industry as this will balance the

UK Quantity Surveyors Are Building the Future

UK Quantity Surveyors Are Building the Future

Quantity Surveyor vacancies are increasing in London and the South East at present. Maxim Recruitment specialise in the recruitment of commercial staff in these geographical areas and are urgently

Is Hong Kong Construction Starting to Compete With Higher Salaries on Offer in Macau & China?

Is Hong Kong Construction Starting to Compete With Higher Salaries on Offer in Macau & China?

In previous years Hong Kong has been forced to recruit expatriates out of the European, American & Middle Eastern markets for candidates in specialist divisions of the construction industry includ

Tips on How Candidates Can Best Use a Recruitment Agency

Tips on How Candidates Can Best Use a Recruitment Agency

If you are a new to using a recruitment agency or you have tried to use a recruitment consultancy in the past but have not had the results you were hoping for, then I hope the following blog will give

Work Culture in Hong Kong

Work Culture in Hong Kong

A life decision as significant as moving to work in a new country deserves due diligence to fully understand what you are getting yourself into – the pros as well as the cons! There are likely t

Construction, Recruitment & Rugby in Hong Kong

Construction, Recruitment & Rugby in Hong Kong

Since being in Hong Kong I have combined my work as a recruitment consultant at Maxim with playing rugby for the Hong Kong Cricket Club. The Rugby community share strong links with the construction in

The Transition From Engineer To Claims Consultant

The Transition From Engineer To Claims Consultant

As the need for claims consultants continues to rise in Hong Kong, the demand for quality candidates is far outweighing the supply. With this in mind, Maxim has recently helped a number of major Inter

The Negative Impacts of 'Job Hopping' in the Construction Industry

The Negative Impacts of 'Job Hopping' in the Construction Industry

With the volume of construction work scheduled in the Middle East over the next 5 years the laws of supply and demand would suggest that salaries will be on the rise as we saw several years ago in the