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Tips to Improve Construction Industry Recruiting
Construction firms can use these four tips to take an innovative, strategic approach to recruiting in order to weather the labor shortage and effectively recruit and hire qualified employees.
By Jason Cohen
August 16, 2019
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by Jason Cohen
Jason Cohen serves as vice president of the permanent placement recruiting division at Loyal Source, a staffing agency providing elite contracting staffing services worldwide. In his role, Cohen leads a team of experienced recruiters who place talented professionals into full-time, direct-hire positions around the country. Cohen is no stranger to the recruiting industry, having spent 20 years in the professional and technical recruiting sectors, serving in roles from recruiter to owner, which taught him the importance of building strong, long-term relationships.
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