• How To Avoid Bias In Job Descriptions

    about 1 year ago

    โ€‹There is overwhelming evidence that companies with diverse workforces perform better on every possible metric, with diversity positively impacting every level of a business, from the cleaning staff to the board of directors.Asian professionals say a workplace that respects diverse opinion is key to retaining talent. Bringing in as many perspectives, working styles and exper...

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  • Reimagine the Future Through Talent

    over 1 year ago

    โ€‹With a rapidly evolving business climate on the horizon, how can firms be agile, innovative, and sharpen their operational capabilities to remain at the competitive edge of Engineering? It begins by reimagining the future through talent.ย By placing talent at the intersection of business decisions and growth strategies, Infrastructure and Engineering players can better pre...

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  • Virtual Recruitment Landscape

    almost 2 years ago

    The historical events of the past year made most firms pivot and re-evaluate their talent acquisition processes. Despite the resetting of traditional workplace rules, on the back of many businesses continuing to limit travel and in-person collaboration, what can be said for the virtual recruitment landscape then? ย At LVI Associates, a subsidiary brand of the Phaidon Internat...

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  • How to Attract Female Talent to Engineering

    almost 2 years ago

    โ€‹Women remain as scarce as ever in engineering and advanced manufacturing. By the latest estimates, women make up 13% of the engineering workforce in the United States. In the United Kingdom, this disproportionate narrative persists; only 12% of females represent the city's engineers, with Hong Kong coming shockingly behind the average at 8%.

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  • Salary Snapshot 2021

    almost 2 years ago

    Available for download now! Surveyed over 1,500+ Renewable Energy and Water professionals across the APAC, covering salary, holiday, benefits and career progression data.

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  • Navigating the Talent Challenge Post-Pandemic

    almost 2 years ago

    โ€‹The legacy of the global pandemic and the future of work is yet to be determined. As firms carve out a path forward, there are signs that the flexible working paradigm may be the solution to the impeding talent challenge, namely the battle of acquisition and retention. A recent Forbes feature, in partnership with our parent company Phaidon International, raises prominent qu...

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  • Recording | The Day After Tomorrow: ANZ Water Market Update

    almost 2 years ago

    โ€‹We have hosted a webinar on the topicย The Day After Tomorrow: ANZ Water Market Update. Revisit the recorded webinar and get a copy of the key takeaways Questions & Answer: A Collection of the Best from the ANZ Water Webinar.

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  • Performance Over Presence

    almost 2 years ago

    โ€‹Change may well be on the horizon and is accelerating exponentially. At the beginning of 2020, many engineering and infrastructure companies were firmly thrust into a remote working trajectory, a watershed year for digital transformation within the workplace. For the past year, the high-speed mass adoption of flexible working required employers to redefine and re-examine th...

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  • 2020 Reflections: Looking Back to Move Forward

    about 2 years ago

    โ€‹Itโ€™s tempting to enter 2021 with blind optimism. However, to learn as much as possible from the adversities we all faced last year is essential. Weโ€™d like to suggest that we begin 2021 with a brief period of reflections. Download report.

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  • The Benefits of Using a Specialist Recruiter to Find Talent

    over 2 years ago

    Sourcing the right talent at the right time can prove arduous for any company. But the process becomes even more challenging when you work within a niche industry or sector. In these situations, a specialist recruiter can help find the perfect candidate for a hard-to-fillย role.There are several benefits a specialist recruiter can offer when looking to find niche talent:Deep ...

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  • Reopen Office in 6 Steps

    over 2 years ago

    Working from home can be easier for engineers. When Covid-19 first started, we already covered some tips on setting up for remote working.ย Most of the companies in the engineering and infrastructure sectors already have pre-existing flexible working hours or work from home policies. Engineers are actually feeling more confident as the trust is strong between them and their e...

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  • Under Construction: The Post-Pandemic Workplace

    over 2 years ago

    While the global pandemic will inevitably result in long term transformations to the form and function of the workplace, the short term will mostly be characterized by iterative solutions intended to buy time and weather immediate concerns.It is uncertain when or if a vaccine for COVID-19 will be discovered, and radical reorganization of the workplace could prove an unnecess...

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  • Diversity & Inclusion: Working From Home is the Key to Diversity

    over 2 years ago

    โ€‹No doubt, pandemic forced the global workforce to try on working from home arrangement. Certainly, this could be a very new experience for many companies and individuals. With such experience,ย 74% of the banking and financial servicesย workforce reports wanting to embrace the working from home model according to a recent poll by our parent company,Phaidon International. Whil...

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  • How to Attract More Women into Engineering in Singapore

    over 2 years ago

    We need to do more to attract and keep women in engineering roles. In Singapore, the majority of tertiary education graduates are female (53%). However, the intake of women in STEM degrees account for around 25 per cent of the total intake for engineering degrees, according to statics from the Ministry of Education. Why are less women drawn to pursue engineering? One suggest...

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  • Alert: Talent Exodus Post-Pandemic

    over 2 years ago

    โ€‹Talent matters as much or even more than people think.ย How to avoid a talent exodus post-pandemic?

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  • Turn of the Tide: How to Hire in a Candidate-Flooded Market

    almost 3 years ago

    โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹In the energy & infrastructure industry in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, many hiring managers have endured the length and breadth of the talent shortage. For years, many job post have been met with aย trickle of responses, so much so that you have waited nervously to see if the source finally dries up.In 2020, this is likely to look different. As many companies make ...

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  • How to Virtually Onboard New Talent

    about 3 years ago

    Hiring managers, you put a lot of time and effort into securing aย business-critical engineering hire.ย Amid current uncertainty time around the world, many firms and organisations have decided to onboard a new employee remotely rather than delaying, as this can impact the critical business plan. How can you ensure they have a positive experience of your company and help them ...

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  • Remote Working in the Midst of the Coronavirus Outbreak

    about 3 years ago

    The Impact of Coronavirus in the Infrastructure Engineering SectorTheย World Health Organizationย (WHO) has recognisedย COVID-19 as a global emergency. And alongside national health services, it has taken swift but measured steps to limit the spread of the disease. Thankfully, following the last viral epidemic of SARS, technological and healthcare infrastructure has improved si...

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  • Hiring Business Critical Talent Through Video Interviews

    about 3 years ago

    โ€‹โ€‹During the Covid-19 epidemic, many of us in Asia are grappling with a new reality. While some companies in the energy & construction sector are slowing down their hiring process, this is an opportune moment to use technology to your advantage and get ahead of the competition to secure business-critical talent.ย ย As a hiring manager, using video calling software as part of y...

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  • International Women's Day 2020: An interview with Kayleigh Regan

    about 3 years ago

    โ€‹What does #EachForEqual mean to the Construction industry in the Asia Pacific? How do we get equal status between male and female in the job market?This year's International Women's Day's campaign is #EachforEqual. Individually, weโ€™re all responsible for our own thoughts and actions โ€“ all day, every day. In 2020, we can choose to challenge stereotypes, fight bias, broaden p...

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