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Job fair helps graduating seniors explore career options they didn t consider before Michael Paluska and last updated 2021-04-22 07:18:55-04 TAMPA, Fla. â More than 70 graduating seniors at Chamberlain High School in Tampa met with leaders in the construction industry in person. It was the first in-person job fair for students since the pandemic began in March 2020. The goal is to get these students hired, get them working for a company, then actually put them in apprenticeship training programs, Steve Cona, the President and CEO of Associated Builders and Contractors of Florida s Gulf Coast said. Then they can grow from an apprentice to a journeyman in their trade in a very short period of time. ....
Construction boom creating more job opportunities in multiple trades Construction is considered an essential industry that never shut down during the pandemic and now more and more people are looking to the trade to up-skill or start new careers. and last updated 2021-03-02 17:56:21-05 TAMPA, Fla. â Construction is considered an essential industry that never shut down during the pandemic, and now more and more people are looking to the trade to up-skill or start new careers. Industry leaders say the demand to fill vacant positions will only grow over the next decade. âBecause of our industry we have a lot of people retiring out and we are not replacing them fast enough,â President and CEO of Associated Builders and Contractors, Steve Cona said. âSo, you can be an apprentice for four years, and in five or six years you are a superintendent, a project manager, a crew leader. We are seeing all that type of mobility in our industry right now.â ....
The gender gap in construction pay is next to nothing | Letters Hereâs what readers are saying in Saturdayâs letters to the editor. Â Published Feb. 27 Pay equity for women A recent study shows working women are experiencing the worst effects of the recession because the industries they tend to work in are hit harder by the effects of the pandemic. Five million women have lost or left their jobs in the past year. In December 2020 alone, the U.S. economy lost 140,000 jobs previously held by women. There is no better time for women to consider a career in construction, where workforce shortages are a constant concern and new talent is in demand to rebuild our economy and crumbling infrastructure. ....