Survey findings reveal top influences on career choices, as well as what young people look for from potential employers

Contractor has committed to increasing female representation in trade roles

The assistant framework manager at SCF Hampshire Council on choosing a construction career, Tomorrow’s Leaders, and changing perceptions in the industry.

Balancing a busy career and family life is possible with the right support from your employer, says project surveyor Billie Kelleher

A setback during the pandemic helped Alexander Michael, packed aggregate and macadam site supervisor at Tarmac, find the right career path. He spoke to Nadine Buddoo.

Dave Stitt FCIOB, professional certified coach at DSA Building Performance, shares some essential advice for construction professionals hoping to ace a job interview.

Sixty-eight percent of young people aged between 16 and 24 hold a positive view about working in the industry, a new report published by the Chartered Institute of Building has found.

New report shows a broadly positive perception of construction careers, despite a lack of new talent joining the industry 

To mark National Careers Week, Jasmine O’Neill discusses her unconventional route into construction and why age doesn’t determine success

Fully-funded careers programme aims to help attract more women to the homebuilding sector

Taking the awkwardness out of networking and making it work for you was the theme of an event, Master Your Networking Game, held at Manchester Metropolitan University by CIOB’s Tomorrow’s Leaders, Generation 4 Change (G4C) and Constructing Excellence.

The site manager with the civil engineering and rail specialist on why he chose construction, and why apprenticeships are important to the industry.

Trainee site engineer Viktoriia Grachova from Ukraine is making her mark in the construction industry. Nadine Buddoo spoke to her.

Do one-size-fits-all EDI approaches work in a global construction context? Dr Florence Phua FCIOB talks about her research on this issue.

Fest Hub founder and civil engineer Emmanuel Afolabi is turning the disappointment of missing out on his dream career into a mission to inspire young people into STEM

Ava Parnell, assistant estimator at McCarthy Stone, is CIOB’s January apprentice of the month.

Young professionals and construction students in West Yorkshire gained valuable careers tips and advice at a joint industry event organised by the CIOB West Yorkshire Hub.

What made you choose a career in construction? What else might you have done? Growing up in Dubai, surrounded by iconic structures like the Burj Al Arab and Burj Khalifa, my…