Ever work for a problem supervisor? Toxic managers create cultures of misery, low morale, and high turnover. The sad part, in many cases, is that many of these supervisors are often unaware that they are a problem, until it’s often too late to do anything about it. It’s as if they have bad breath. Everyone […]
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“In 2010, Construction industry unemployment was at 20%. Today, it’s closer to current overall U.S. unemployment of 4.2.%.” – Source: AIA And let’s face it, even in 2010, the best engineers, architects, and environmental professionals managed to keep working. These people don’t go unemployed for extended periods, in good times, or bad. Using in-house recruiters or online […]
read more »Deal-making in the A/E industry continues apace in the latter half 2017. While the number of completed transactions in the U.S. thus far in 2017 makes it unlikely we will reach the record-setting levels of 2014 (231 deals) and 2015 (241 deals), indications are that the number of transactions closed this year will very nearly […]
read more »The U.S. economy grew faster than initially thought in the second quarter, notching its quickest pace in more than two years, and there are signs that the momentum was sustained at the start of the third quarter. Source – Reuters Given that, the economy is humming along, combined with current U.S. unemployment rates, hovering around […]
read more »As an recruiter, I have spoken with hundreds of AE professionals. I talk to a lot engineers and architects who are happy, but also quite a few who aren’t. Ever talk to someone who hates their job? Personally, I feel for them. Who wants to go to a job they hate? Often, it’s the company culture that has […]
read more »Acquisitions in the design industry happen all the time. They are great tools to use for firms interested in growing revenues by moving into new markets, or adding additional services. When done effectively, acquiring firms get backlogs of work, client lists, and talented people who possess the knowledge and skills needed to profitably manage and […]
read more »Jones, Smith and Stevens is a 60-person architectural firm headquartered in the Mid-Atlantic. The firm serves the higher education market, and has three partners with different goals and objectives. Tim Jones wants to grow to the point where the firm is the largest design firm in the world. Scott Smith wants to keep his hands […]
read more »Mergers and acquisition activity in the A/E industry has somewhat lessened since the back-to-back record-setting years of 2014 and 2015. However, as measured by the number of transactions, overall interest in deal-making in the sector remains high. The 2015 high-water mark of 352 global deals—which came after 2014’s then-record tally of 341 deals—was followed by […]
read more »Morrissey Goodale tracked 153 US deals in the first nine months of 2017, compared to 156 over the same period the previous year, representing a decrease of 1.9%. Deals reported in the first nine months of the year fell for the second year in a row; in 2015, the first nine months of the year […]
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