Are You Training for Consistent Customer Experience or Just Hoping It Happens? It seems that fewer companies are training employees to deliver consistent customer experiences; instead, they seem just to be hoping that the people they hire will know what they are doing. While training anyone who deals with customers on the “company way” is not the only tool for... Read More January 2018 Issue #10222 Page 91
Remote Designers: Cost Effective Component or Necessary Evil? Before you get the wrong impression—No, I don’t think remote designers are evil, just that some employers are still reluctant to accept them as a viable option. Going beyond the question of if you will use remote designers, let’s get to the reason you should so you can embrace... Read More December 2017 Issue #10221 Page 87
Remote Designer’s Glass Ceiling The Glass Ceiling is not just a gender or education-based obstacle, it can sometimes be created by career path choices. In our industry, a new Glass Ceiling is coming from Truss Designers deciding to pursue a Home-Based (Remote) position. By remote, we’re talking about at least 4 hours... Read More November 2017 Issue #10220 Page 83
Supply and Demand for In-Office Truss Design Candidates At the beginning of this year, the job opportunities JobLine had were mostly for in-office designers. Some employers were looking ahead to the summer rush and made a few proactive remote designer hires in March, but only a few. As the season approached, more remote options were on the table,... Read More October 2017 Issue #10219 Page 89
JobLine Compensation Calculators Back in 2006, we created a compensation calculator using data gained since we started recruiting back in 1992. Multiple factors go into determining total compensation and we have calculators for Truss Designers, Sales Reps, and General Managers in the Truss Manufacturing Industry. Every year, we... Read More September 2017 Issue #10218 Page 81
Using Our Turn Signals To most of us, the term “turn signal” means the directional indicator you use when changing lanes in traffic or turning. Beyond it being courteous and prudent, using them is the law. Ignore the need to use your turn signals at your own peril—you may get blind sided. Like... Read More August 2017 Issue #10217 Page 79
Remote Design Trends in 2017: “Purgatory?” With remote going viral and people jumping into it without knowing all of the trade-offs, it’s time to start a conversation about the good, the bad, and everything in between. Let me know what you would add to the following lists, and send me your opinions about working remotely. Some... Read More July 2017 Issue #10216 Page 89
Remote Design Trends in 2017 I saw an unexpected jump in the spectrum of employers asking for remote truss designers this year. In 2015–16, some of the big companies were looking for remote designers, but not many smaller companies. Smaller clients didn’t feel that they had the resources to manage the process... Read More June 2017 Issue #10215 Page 81
Hiring Truss Designers? Maybe this will help! In a recent JobLine – Survey Monkey poll, we identified the top priorities that Truss Design candidates have when considering your opportunity. In the past, it took a 20–25% compensation increase to successfully recruit them, but post-crash, salaries have stagnated and employers are... Read More October 2016 Issue #09207 Page 74
Truss Designer Hiring Survey Results When it comes to Truss Designers accepting an offer, it’s in the details. We asked Truss Design Professionals what they wanted to see in an offer, or to be happy at their current job. The results are in... [See PDF or View in Full Issue for Charts] Read More September 2016 Issue #09206 Page 28