WEEKLY REPORT

An early report this week before the bank holiday weekend begins!

Here’s what we have found most interesting for the BIM career centric this week.

HOW TO WRITE A GOOD CV (AND GET AN INTERVIEW EVERY TIME!)

If you’re stuck at home worried what is going to happen with your employment when the lock down is lifted, we are here to help with step by step guide to help make sure your CV gets you an interview with 32 years of AECO recruitment knowledge. Read the article here.

DOOM TO BOOM? :  UPDATE

We’re scouring the media for useful intelligence on ‘the bounce back’.

Although there’s not a lot of relevant information, there is a re-assuring undercurrent. Money will be injected into economies – and a lot of it. There seems to be zero conversation about trickle-down economics and almost universal acceptance that increasing national debt massively is a necessary evil.

There is even talk of mechanisms (Bancor / SDRs) to ease liquidity globally. So, money will flow. The question is where, and specifically, in the UK.

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) sees the restart of major infrastructure projects as crucial to kickstarting the wider economy with multiple knock-on benefits for society.
Ann Bentley, global board director of the consultant Rider Levett Bucknall, told a webinar hosted by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) that a lot of smaller projects could also get up and running very quickly, and would play an important part in revitalising the economy.

We spoke about shovel ready projects our original article on the doom to boom here.

FREE HOME-BASED TRAINING + TESTING

JohnsonBIM, WhiteFrog and Knowledgesmart have pulled together to offer free online BIM technology training and testing for anyone wanting to improve their digital skills while home based. Check out our post here on how to access these courses.

BIMBEING: THE JOURNEY

Psalm #41 – how do we make entire project teams realise that data structure has to be equally as important as churning out drawings?

Follow the full BIMBeing journey here.

JOB OPPORTUNITY OF THE WEEK 

A call to arms! We have a lot if we can make help a start-up work! Click here.

Specifically, web designers, graphic designers and marketing experts willing to donate a small amount of their time in return for 3 months’ free advertising on dbe.careers.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“We can expect that in the next decade, the construction industry will totally revolutionise in its processes and digital approach.“

David Bain, Research Manager at NBS.

Read the full BIM+ article here.

EVENTS NEXT WEEK

Unfortunately, due to the uncertainty over the coronavirus, the events we recommended for next week have either been postponed or cancelled.  We will be sure to update as soon as anything changes, including any that change to being virtual instead!

Head to our events page for further information.