All Careers articles – Page 22
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Employment and parenthood: Bringing up baby
Tell a prospective employer that you’d like children or prefer to work part-time so you can look after your child and they’re likely to roll their eyes. So is it best not to mention it?
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Workers prepare legal action over blacklisting scandal
Action to be taken against more than 40 firms who paid to access illegal blacklist of workers’ details
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New Crossrail chief executive to start early
Wolstenholme brings forward start date as Crossrail appoints Terry Hill to the board
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Ucatt's Chris Tiff dies
Well-known union official on London’s big construction projects dies of suspected heart attack
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Julian Daniel to leave Lend Lease
Head of construction in England and Wales to leave firm in shock departure
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Lend Lease staff face fresh overhaul of pension scheme
Second major change to UK scheme in three years designed to give parent company financial certainty
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The Middle East: Back from the brink?
The Middle East crash meant job losses and unrecovered debts for many construction firms - and a scaling back of operations. Now, with infrastructure investment and a World Cup to prepare for, it might be worth taking another look. Emily Wright surveys the landscape in Qatar, Dubai and Abu Dhabi
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Construction appointments 8 July 2011
This week Arcadis, HOK, Accsys and Cushman & Wakefield have made appoinments
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EC Harris staff gain chance to work on humanitarian projects
Consultant partners with RICS to provide pro bono disaster management support on projects in projects in developing countries
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Ray O'Rourke given honorary knighthood
Founder of Laing O’Rourke honoured for services to the construction industry
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June sees highest job cuts since January
A fall in new orders and slow output growth have dented confidence in the sector
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Consultant growth strategies: Eyes on the prize
If the top UK consultants want to stay at the top they need fast ways to grow, and that’s not easy in a stagnant market. So the hunt is on to find suitable mergers, acquisitions and overseas ventures. ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø reports on the latest manoeuvres in the sector
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Brazil: Seek your fortune
Across the Atlantic lies a land of opportunity with £182bn to invest by 2013, the world’s biggest sporting events to host, and new-found oil. Luke McLeod-Roberts finds adventure - and adversity - in BrazilÂ
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Architects should expect sharp reduction in work says RIBA
The Future Trends survey paints a gloomy picture
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How to avoid PR disasters for your firm
How do you manage the reputation of your business - large or small? Here a few examples of how to to do it. And how not to…
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ODA slammed for training failure
Just 60 apprentices have completed their training on the Olympic park and athletes’ village
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Rise of the machines: BIM and QSs
With building information modelling now carrying out many traditional QS functions, are quantity surveyors and their slide rules about to meet a sticky end? Or can man and machine live (and work) happily alongside each other?
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RLF plans to expand in the Med and Africa
Consultant will grow its business from its Malta base in the Mediterranean and Africa
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Upgrade your toolkit: Career advice
Construction professionals must keep up with the rapid technological, regulatory and social changes sweeping across the industry. We report on the crucial areas to add to your knowledge toolkit