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Help us Raise £1,000 for Charity

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On Saturday 4th November, 12 members of the Edge Careers team will be taking part in the Winter Wolf Run. A grueling 10k run through a muddy obstacle course, all in aid of charity.

Winter Wolf Run 2017

Our team, “Not the full Pack Edge”, consists of 12 brave members:

Stuart – Principal Consultant – Civils

Heidi – Residential Manager

Ali – IT and Marketing Manager

Lloyd  – Marketing Co-ordinator

Amy – Recruitment Consultant – Trades & Labour

Adam W –  Recruitment Consultant – Trades & Labour

Katie – Recruitment Consultant – Freelance

Ian – Team Leader – Build

Adam P – Recruitment Consultant – Build

Fabio – Recruitment Consultant – Build

Oliver – Recruitment Consultant – Freelance

Hardev – Divisional Manager – Build

The Wolf run is designed to re-create the feeling of running in natural terrain whilst also presenting runners with a challenging, interesting and enjoyable event.

The team are taking part in the event to raise money for Mary Stevens Hospice, a great cause that provide specialist care and support for people who are living with an incurable illness and their families.

To support the team and donate to this great cause, head over to our just giving page here www.justgiving.com/fundraising/edge-careers

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Wolf Run

 

Edge Careers are Construction and Engineering Recruitment Experts who pride ourselves on offering the highest level of service in the industry to all of our candidates and clients.

To become an Edge Careers candidate, please click here to register your details. If you are a client looking to fill a vacancy, please click here, or alternatively contact one of our consultants to discuss your requirements in more detail via our Contact Us page.

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Edge Trades Launches

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Edge Trades Launches

Edge Trades

We are excited to announce the launch of a new offering of the Edge Careers group, Edge Trades, which has been launched due to growing demand for quality led trades & labour recruitment.

With their combined experience and knowledge of trades & labour and the recruitment process, the Edge Trades team are able to provide you with the best possible service.

Working throughout the UK, Edge Trades aim to become the go to recruitment agency for all your candidate and client needs.

This is what Edge Trades’ Manager, Sam Shaw has to say about the launch:

“This is an amazing opportunity for Edge Careers to make our mark in the fast paced and competitive trades & labour sector”

Whilst working UK wide, the Edge Trades team specialise on vacancies in the West Midlands area.

We regularly recruit for the following disciplines:

  • Carpenter
  • Labourer
  • Bricklayer
  • Plumber
  • Cladder
  • Curtain Wall Fixer
  • Electrician
  • Pipe Fitter
  • Painter
  • Plasterer
  • Telehandler

Although we recruit across the whole construction industry, our core sectors are:

  • M&E
  • Fit Out
  • Residential
  • Commercial
  • Civil Engineering
  • Industrial
  • Facilities Management
  • Retail

Follow Edge Trades on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram or join our Facebook group, to stay up to date with the latest news, jobs and competitions.

If you are looking for reliable trades & labour staff to join a construction project then get in touch with Edge Trades on 01527 578 802.

Similarly, if you are a tradesmen looking for work, then get in touch with our consultants at Edge Trades or register your details with us here.

 

Olivia Finn Joins Edge Careers

 

Edge Careers are Construction and Engineering Recruitment Experts who pride ourselves on offering the highest level of service in the industry to all of our candidates and clients.

Incorporated into the Edge Careers group is Edge Trades, a team which is solely responsible for providing the highest level of trades & labour recruitment across the UK, to see what they can provide for you click here.

Follow Edge Trades on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and join the Edge Trades Facebook group, to stay up to date with all our latest news, competitions, latest jobs and events.

To become an Edge Careers candidate, please click here to register your details. If you are a client looking to fill a vacancy, please click here, or alternatively contact one of our consultants to discuss your requirements in more detail via our Contact Us page.

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M&E Manager Joins Our London Office

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M&E Manager Joins Our London Office

Olivia Finn becomes the latest recruiter to join our dynamic London office.

Olivia Finn - M&E Manager - London

Olivia has worked the majority of her career within sales, initially starting off selling “Spa Days” to unsuspecting targets on the streets of SOHO during University holidays. Following this, Olivia became a Project Manager within the London residential market selling refurbishment packages, initially for a developer for four years and then for her own business for a further three.
Deciding it was time to expand her skill set, Olivia joined a boutique search firm in London, where she spent five years honing her skills as a recruitment consultant specialising in Building Services and heading up their M&E Division.

Working out of our London office, Olivia will be heading up M&E recruitment for the region.

We would like to wish Olivia the best of luck in her new role, where we are sure that she will use her existing skills and experience to become a vital member of the London team.

If you work within M&E and are looking for a new role, register your details with us here.

Similarly, if you are looking for M&E staff to join your company, you can register a vacancy here or contact Olivia on 0203 367 2139.

 

Olivia Finn Joins Edge Careers

 

Edge Careers are Construction and Engineering Recruitment Experts who pride ourselves on offering the highest level of service in the industry to all of our candidates and clients.

To become an Edge Careers candidate, please click here to register your details. If you are a client looking to fill a vacancy, please click here, or alternatively contact one of our consultants to discuss your requirements in more detail via our Contact Us page.

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Morgan Sindall Crowned Contracts Champion For 2016

Morgan Sindall Crowned Contracts Champion For 2016

Morgan Sindall Contracts Champion 2016

Morgan Sindall has walked off with the industry’s biggest annual haul of contract wins ending Kier’s two-year domination of the contracts league.

The contractor romped to the top of the rankings after securing £2.4bn worth of projects over the year, up a third on its performance in 2015, according to contract data collected by Glenigan.

Wates, Willmott Dixon and Mace joined the industry’s top 10 players in 2016, as Bouygues, Vinci and Skanska slid down the rankings based on value of work secured.

The Top 10 saw their share of new orders secured by the 100 most successful contractors slip from around 46% in 2015 to 41% this year, while total work won over 2016 fell 9% compared with 2015.

Top 10 ranking by value of work won
  2016 2015
1 Morgan Sindall £2.4bn Kier £2.7bn
2 Kier £2.1bn Bouygues UK £2.4bn
3 Laing O’Rourke £2.0bn Laing O’Rourke £2.2bn
4 Royal BAM £1.8bn Galliford Try £2.1bn
5 Galliford Try £1.7bn VINCI £2.0bn
6 Carillion £1.4bn Balfour Beatty £1.9bn
7 Balfour Beatty £1.35bn Morgan Sindall £1.8bn
8 Wates £1.3bn Skanska £1.75bn
9 Willmott Dixon £1.2bn Carillion £1.7bn
10 Mace £1.0bn Royal BAM £1.4bn

 

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Click for full 100 clients league

As a consolation Kier, which had been battling it out with Morgan Sindall for top place in the tables in the last half 2016, secured most work in December.

Among the big contract awards for the month, Balfour Beatty signed off the contract with LBS Properties for the 53-storey Madison residential tower in London’s Canary Wharf.

Volker Stevin secured the £135m redevelopment of Dover Harbour and Laing O’Rourke won the £150m contract to build the Sir Henry Royce Institute For Advanced Materials for Manchester University.

Kier bagged a £135m contract for the Innovation Campus for Cardiff University.

Galliford Try picked up a £42m job for 323 flats in Birmingham, as Sir Robert McAlpine secured a £133m job for 995 rental homes in Manchester.

 

This article is written by www.constructionenquirer.com

Morgan Sindall Contracts Champion 2016

Edge Careers are Construction and Engineering Recruitment Experts who pride ourselves on offering the highest level of service in the industry to all of our candidates and clients.

To become an Edge Careers candidate, please click here to register your details. If you are a client looking to fill a vacancy, please click here, or alternatively contact one of our consultants to discuss your requirements in more detail via our Contact Us page.

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Katie Collett Is Back

Katie Collett Is Back

We welcome Katie back to the Edge Careers team after being away for a year on maternity leave. Katie rejoins our Freelance team, who are very excited to have her back.

There was no easing back into work, though, as she was thrown stright back into the world of freelance recruitment!

To discuss any Freelance vacancies contact the team on 01905 827207 or register your details here.

Katie in Office

 

Katie Collett Is Back

Edge Careers are Construction and Engineering Recruitment Experts who pride ourselves on offering the highest level of service in the industry to all of our candidates and clients.

To become an Edge Careers candidate, please click here to register your details. If you are a client looking to fill a vacancy, please click here, or alternatively contact one of our consultants to discuss your requirements in more detail via our Contact Us page.

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Edge Careers Tradesman of the Month – November

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Edge Careers Tradesman of the Month – November

Every month at Edge Careers, we present our most dedicated freelancer the Tradesman of the Month prize which consists of an Edge Careers polo shirt and gift of choice as a thank you for their hard work. This month the prestigious prize of Tradesman of the Month goes to Bill, a skilled labourer who has been working with us for 12 months, now.

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Picture: A happy Bill pictured with Sam

Sam Shaw, Trades & Labour Manager, had these warm words of praise for Bill:

Bill can always be relied on, he’s punctual and very hard working and I believe he would be a true asset on any construction site across the country.

If you are a tradesman looking for a new role, register with us here. You never know, you too could be awared the Tradesman of the Month award!

If you are looking for quality tradesmen, like Bill, to help you with a current project, register your vacancy here or call 01905 770 706.

October worker of the month

Edge Careers are Construction and Engineering Recruitment Experts who pride ourselves on offering the highest level of service in the industry to all of our candidates and clients.

To become an Edge Careers candidate, please click here to register your details. If you are a client looking to fill a vacancy, please click here, or alternatively contact one of our consultants to discuss your requirements in more detail via our Contact Us page.

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October’s Tradesman of the Month

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October’s Tradesman of the Month

Every month at Edge Careers, we present our best and most dedicated freelance worker with the Tradesman of the Month award. As a thank you for their dedication we give them an Edge Careers t-shirt and a create of larger.

tradesmen of the month

Richard becomes our latest worker of the month after showing great professionalism and dedication.

After initially joining us in February on a 2 day contract, our client saw the high quality of work Richard was producing and decided to extend his contract. He has now been working for them on several projects for 8 months.

If you are a tradesman looking for a new role, register with us here.

If you are looking for quality tradesmen to help you with a current project, register a vacancy here.

October worker of the month

Edge Careers are Construction and Engineering Recruitment Experts who pride ourselves on offering the highest level of service in the industry to all of our candidates and clients.

To become an Edge Careers candidate, please click here to register your details. If you are a client looking to fill a vacancy, please click here, or alternatively contact one of our consultants to discuss your requirements in more detail via our Contact Us page.

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Myths About the Construction Industry

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5 Myths About the Construction Industry

There are a number of myths in the construction industry which can be disproved, Edge Careers has taken a look at a few:Gender Gap

  1. Construction is a man’s job – Actually, approximately 20% of the construction workforce in the UK are women, although this has increased over recent years, there is still a big gap in the number of men and women in the industry, which needs to change.
  2. Construction isn’t for graduates – No! There is currently a skills shortage in the construction industry, which presents a great opportunity for graduates.
  3. Construction is a dead end industry – This couldn’t be further from the truth. The construction industry is a major contributor to the UK economy and offers endless potential for workers to move up the career ladder.
  4. Anyone can work in the construction industry – Not at all. Construction workers are now required to attend and pass training courses to be allowed onto a construction site, and the higher up the career ladder you go the more qualified you have to be.
  5. Construction is all about swinging tools – Again wrong. Construction projects start a long time before a construction worker actually steps foot onto a site, from designing, planning, estimating and bidding, there are a number of functions that need to come together before the building actually begins.

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Edge Careers are Construction and Engineering Recruitment Experts who pride ourselves on offering the highest level of service in the industry to all of our candidates and clients.

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How Should you Discuss Salary at an Interview

How Should you Discuss Salary at an Interview?

Discussing a salary is one of those topics that some people don’t want to discuss, but at an interview it is a topic which is likely to come up. Edge Careers has taken a look at how you can best discuss your salary at the interview stage.

Don’t Under or Over Sell Yourself

When an interviewer asks you what your current salary is,  it is important that you tell the truth, as giving a false figure can have a disastrous effect on your chances of landing the role.

Everyone wants to move for more money, but if you sell yourself as earning more than you actually are, thinking that you can get a bigger pay rise, you can actually price yourself out of the job altogether and there is a chance you will be caught out and find yourself out of the running for the job.

The same can be said for underselling yourself, if your current salary is well below what this job is advertised as, then the interviewer will be thinking “are you at the right level for the role?” But it is still important to tell the truth, if your salary is well below the amount on offer and you are at the same level as the role you are interviewing for, then approach the subject yourself and say that you feel that you are significantly under paid in your current role.

When Should the Topic be Brought Up?

We believe that it is important to discuss what you can offer the company and the role before you discuss your salary. If your salary is brought up at the beginning of an interview, simply say that you would prefer to better understand the role and the company and discuss what you can offer before discussing your remuneration. This is so the interviewer is not put off by your salary requirements from the get go and will better understand what you can offer and if you would be “value for money”

Offer at Interview

If you have impressed the interviewer enough to be offered the job at the interview stage, it is important that you don’t let your adrenaline take over and instantly accept the job. You need to take the time to think about the offer, so a simple response would be, “thank you, it sounds like a great opportunity and I am very interested. I would like to take some time to consider your offer and I will be in touch shortly to let you know my decision”. Although you need the time to consider your options, you do need to do it quickly so that the employer does believe that you are genuinely interested in the role.

 

If you are looking for a new role in the construction or engineering industries, register your details with us here.

Similarly if you are looking to recruit new staff into your construction or engineering business, register your vacancy with us here.

 

How To Discuss Salary At An Interview

 

Edge Careers are Construction and Engineering Recruitment Experts who pride ourselves on offering the highest level of service in the industry to all of our candidates and clients.

To become an Edge Careers candidate, please click here to register your details. If you are a client looking to fill a vacancy, please click here, or alternatively contact one of our consultants to discuss your requirements in more detail via our Contact Us page.

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Why Choose Edge Careers?

Why Choose Edge Careers?

Why Choose Edge Careers

With a number of recruitment agencies across the UK who all claim to be the best at what they do, it can be hard to choose the right agency for you.

At Edge Careers we prefer to let our commitment and expertise do the talking for us.

Our staff not only benefit from a number of years experience, some also come form the industries themselves.

But How Does That Make Us Any Different?

Our consultants invest themselves into the industry to gain the knowledge needed to recruit for all positions and with this gain a better understanding of our clients’ businesses. This knowledge, combined with our vast experience, means that we can offer advice to both candidates and clients on the best way forward.

How Do You Go About Finding Candidates?

We take a proactive headhunt approach to recruitment. We do not rely upon job boards to supply us with candidates because we believe that, in most circumstances, the right people for the roles aren’t actively looking for a new job.

Any Agency Can Submit CV’s, How is Edge Careers any Different?

Well, at Edge Careers we don’t just submit a CV, we take the time to interview our candidates and create a profile on them. This profile outlays how a candidate works and their ambitions for the future and also allows us to better understand why they are looking to leave their current role, so that our clients time is not wasted if a candidate is simply trying to get a pay rise at his current company.

If Your Candidate Gets the Role, Do You Stay in Contact?

Yes, of course. Our service doesn’t stop when a candidate starts their new role. We maintain contact with our candidates to make sure they are happy with the move they have made and that all the promises made at the job offer stage have been fulfilled.

But Please Don’t Just Take our Word for it, Take a Look at What Some of Our Candidates and Clients Have to Say:

“I have worked with Edge Careers for the past 10 years, both as a candidate and a client. Edge Careers are responsive, honest and straight forward in their approach, with a strong understanding of the construction industry. Time is taken to understand the business need, and therefore working in partnership with Edge Careers turns what could be a challenging process, into something enjoyable, efficient and positive.”

Andy Saul Commercial Director at Morgan Sindall

“Edge Careers spoke to me well before any interviews were arranged with prospective companies. I felt this was a good idea as it gave them all the necessary background information to put my name forward to the right companies to best fit with my skills and experience. They were very professional at securing a new job for me and I would thoroughly recommend their services”

Lance Collins Senior Development Co-ordinator at Lovell

If you are looking to recruit new staff into you construction or engineering company, then please register your vacancy with Edge Careers here. Similarly, if you are a candidate looking for a career move, register your details with us here.
Why Choose Edge Careers

 

Edge Careers are Construction and Engineering Recruitment Experts who pride ourselves on offering the highest level of service in the industry to all of our candidates and clients.

To become an Edge Careers candidate, please click here to register your details. If you are a client looking to fill a vacancy, please click here, or alternatively contact one of our consultants to discuss your requirements in more detail via our Contact Us page.

Follow Edge Careers on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Google+  to stay up to date with all our latest news, exclusive competitions and events.

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