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Manifest Destiny: How a New Assessment Is Helping Construction Workers Control Their Career Paths
‘Let 'em build careers.’ That’s what Jeff Rashall, vice president of construction at Burns & McDonnell, says of the company’s new recruitment and retention strategy. ‘It really starts with the assessment process and letting employees get in control of their own destiny.’
By Grace Calengor
May 22, 2025
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by Grace Calengor
Grace Calengor is senior editor of Construction Executive. Prior to joining ABC in April 2023, she was managing editor of The Zebra Press in Alexandria, Virginia. She graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, in 2020 with two bachelor’s degrees in English and classics, and a minor in comparative literature.
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