| Construction jobs are always a safe bet, particularly | | | | The few that stood above the pack were those |
| when looking at the higher, more difficult to fill positions. | | | | employees that were not as easy to replace; skilled |
| Construction projects can range from building schools | | | | labor and those with the right education and training to |
| and hospitals to designing bridges and sky scrapers. | | | | ensure that they remained valuable during lean times. |
| Being able to stay within the budget, supervising and | | | | A construction management degree can put you at |
| over seeing each stage of construction in this fast | | | | the top of the pack and more importantly, help keep |
| paced environment, are the skill sets a manager should | | | | you there. |
| possess. Complete teams consisting of tradesmen | | | | When you have a market flooded with people |
| who specialize in their fields are often sought after to | | | | struggling to land precious few available positions, |
| complete the bigger projects such as office buildings, | | | | employers tend to be substantially more selective with |
| universities and government buildings. | | | | their choices. When they choose to fill their next |
| During the economic down turn the construction field | | | | opening, they will do so by picking the greatest |
| took a big hit, and those jobs that are easily filled and | | | | qualifications. |
| require little skill can be among the first go. Construction | | | | Never underestimate the power of a construction |
| losses ripped through the country at a ferocious rate | | | | management degree, especially when the job market |
| and shocked everyone from the owners, the builders, | | | | shrinks and you need to stand out. It's the best way to |
| investors and of course, the thousands of construction | | | | ensure that your resume stays in the hand of your |
| workers who suddenly saw their job boom come to a | | | | next employer. |
| screeching halt. | | | | |