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What’s the secret to a cracking Quantity Surveyor CV?

What’s the secret to a cracking Quantity Surveyor CV? I’ve seen a lot of CV’s in my time. Some are excellent. Some aren’t. I’ve had CV’s written on the back of cig packets, CV’s that have been badly scanned & CV’s that have been 26 pages long. I... read more

Construction, Job Search Tips

The ultimate guide to office Secret Santa

The ultimate guide to office Secret Santa The office secret Santa can often be a great low-cost festive work activity. It’s great until you have the realisation that you know nothing about the person you’re buying for, even though you have worke... read more

Quantity surveyors… Are you being paid fairly?

Measuring yourself against other people isn’t always the best thing to do. When it comes to remuneration though, it’s important that you know where you fit in. Are you being underpaid? Are you being paid the same as most people? Are you being pa... read more

Construction, Report

B2T Marketing ... eh?

I’m guessing that most of your marketing is either B2B or B2C. But how much thought do you put into your B2T (business-to-talent) marketing? Most SME's don't give it much thought & I find that quite strange because those same companies also say ... read more

Employers

Interview with a Quantity Surveyor | Women in Building Services (NI)

Interview with a Quantity Surveyor | Women in Construction (NI)

My name is Sarah McGimpsey , I’m a Construction and Property Recruiter at Corvus Recruitment. I’ve developed an interview blog series with Women in a variety of roles in the Construction industry. This series aims to inspire the next generation ... read more

Construction, Job Search Tips

Interview with Building Services Ellen McGuinness, Commercial Coordinator | WIBSE

Interview with Building Services Ellen McGuinness, Commercial Coordinator | WICNI

My name is Sarah McGimpsey, I’m a Construction and Property Recruiter at Corvus Recruitment. I’ve developed an interview blog series with Women in a variety of roles in the Construction industry. This series aims to inspire the next generation a... read more

Construction

Gareth’s Diary: LearnToCode

Gareth’s Diary: LearnToCode Background I’ve started my journey learning to code in a course called ‘ LearnToCode ’ which is for beginners in software development. For those of you that don’t know, ‘ LearnTo ’ was set up last year by Kris Jones a... read more

Web Development & UX/UI

Interview with a Mechanical Estimator - Women in Building Services (NI)

Interview with a Mechanical Estimator - Women in Construction (NI)

My name is Sarah McGimpsey, I’m a Construction and property Recruitment at Corvus Recruitment. I’ve developed an interview blog series with Women in a variety of roles in the Construction industry. This series aims to inspire the next generation... read more

Construction

Tribute to Julie Scates, Co-Founder of Corvus Recruitment

Tribute to Julie Scates, Co-Founder of Corvus Recruitment We would like to express our profound sadness at the passing of our friend and colleague Julie Scates. When Julie started Corvus back in 2011, it was on the principle of us spending more ... read more

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