Principal Consultants Grant and Patrick talk about the industry wide struggle to attract and retain top talent and how companies can fix it.

Here's a summary of their discussion so you can check out the key areas that interest you:

00.00 - Introduction
03.32 mins - Why is retention so important? (6 factors to consider)
05.40 mins - Be competitive with salary and package
08.56 mins - Provide a clear progression plan
15.00 mins - Provide training and development opportunities
18.54 mins - If you aren't offering flexible hours...your competitors will
20.26 mins - The importance of offering hybrid working
29.28 mins - Promote people with potential before another company gets the chance
37.30 mins - Why is attraction so important? (4 key points)
47.20 mins - Why you NEED to sell to the candidate
55.00 mins - Speed up the hiring process before the candidate loses interest 
59.36 mins - Why you should be keeping in touch during the notice period
01hr 04 mins- Why salaries need to be right
01hr 10mins - Grant's final thoughts
01hr 11mins - Patrick's final thoughts

In this video Patrick discusses the current salaries for Electrical Engineers in Scotland, but the trends are the same across the industry no matter where you are based. 
We would love to hear your take on this topic so please feel free to get in touch

COBie (Construction Operations Building Information Exchange) plays a vital part in capturing & recording important project data for building projects.

In this episode Mario Fionda talks to Graham Stewart of Digital Guerrilla.

Graham has held various senior roles over his career including UK Head of BIM at Ramboll, responsible for Integrated Business Technology and part of the senior management team implementing BIM across the global business. Sharing knowledge and experience has always been something Graham has been passionate about which resulted in him attending the UK’s 1st Building Information Modelling Management MSc course at Middlesex University which he completed in 2016, with his final Thesis on how BIM can assist in the assessment of Project Complexity.

If you would like to discuss your career with Mario you can get connect on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariofionda/

If you would like to connect with Graham you can find him on Linkedin
https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamhstewart/