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I worked at Forrester Construction Company full-time
Pros
- Team Members are great and helpful, with a strong sense of camaraderie. Lots of groups spend together outside of work.
- the Field engineer program is an industry leader that provides new graduates with the best survey of the construction industry.
- The strategic goals for the company are well communicated and team members are encouraged to contribute.
- in house learning sessions are helpful and informational.
- strong sense of career development with many promotions from within.
- PTO use is encouraged within reason
Cons
(not necessarily cons, more like FYI's)
gossip/rumors are a bit more prevalent as a small-mid size GC.
Management is strongly process-oriented with hard deliverable deadlines, so communication here is extremely important.
Culture is extremely important to management, and personalities that don't align will not be as successful.
Yearly career development is taken very seriously.
Work life balance is important, but due to the typical project work load, more weekend work was necessary than I was able to provide.
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Application
I applied online. I interviewed at Forrester Construction Company.
Interview
I was given a traditional phone screen about two weeks after applying online. Did an in person interview at their office a week later. After that I did a breakfast interview with another VP level person at the company. This process took about a month.
After that, I had relative silence. I followed and and corresponded with HR for about two months after this point, being told I was still very much a candidate. I was eventually hired by someone else during this time. Had I received an offer, I would have accepted.
Advice - if you want to hire someone, give them an offer quickly, they won't be on the market forever. If you don't want to hire someone, tell them. Limbo is unprofessional and does no one any good.
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Career Advancement Program
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Social Responsibility Pledge
Formal programs or foundation to give back to communities
