Construction Management Careers 1

[Kricnit]

I graduated at the top of my class with a CM undergraduate degree with 12 yrs of automation engineering experience as of Dec. of 2008. No one is hiring in this field and those with 5 -10 yrs experience are fighting to keep their jobs. 95% of prospective employers don't even bother to respond to employment inquiries from qualified prospective applicants. This isn't what I expected when entering this field and have given up on ever attempting to enter.

[TheMixedKid100]

They make a s much as $120,000 CAD for a guy with 7-10 years of experience

One of my teachers who was a senior was offered a $250,000 contract for a 15 months long job which he declined

[4thDefect]

Any Construction Project Managers out there? What are you looking for in a young applicant? I'm 3rd year at university and starting to apply for cadetship's.

[majortom321]

do u have to have communication skills?

I dont like talking to people.

[shoe6464]

You need to have strong communication skills for a construction management position.

[majortom321]

but can i just pay someone to translate for me ..

i dont like talking to people or looking them in the eye..

but I think id make an excellent project manager because im project oriented

is there anyway around the communication part... like maybe i can pretend to be deaf or mute?

[shoe6464]

Where are you from?

Communication is a vital part because you need to tell others what to do and how to do it. You need to lead others

i would suggest you face your fears instead of running away from them.

Try to Learn English well, practice and practice again.

[TheMixedKid100]

Well I believe you could do the office job like budgeting, estimating and time management.

Those are some of the duties of a construction manager

[edratliff]

45-75K

[shoe6464]

what country does construction pay 45 to 75?

In Australia this is the graduate range

[edratliff]

Whats the exchange rate between USD and ASD?

Median earnings of construction managers in 2006 were $73,700. The middle 50 percent earned between $56,090 and $98,350. The lowest paid 10 percent earned less than $43,210, and the highest paid 10 percent earned more than $135,780. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of construction managers were as follows:

[edratliff]

Building equipment contractors $75,200

Electrical contractors 74,380

Nonresidential building construction 74,080

Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors 71,640

Residential building construction 69,400

[shoe6464]

the exchange rate from AUD to USD is about $0.70

[adonist7]

how does this job pay?

[ACDCgoneLEGO]

want to do this for college