AMBASSADOR UPDATES

TJ’s advice on the challenges and market changes relevant to SME construction companies searching for talent on the West Coast.

Frequency: every month or two (see archive).

December 5th, 2024

TJ Kastning

Interviewing can be a minefield, especially for hiring authorities in the construction industry where finding the right talent is critical to project success. However, the wrong questions—whether illegal, irrelevant, or poorly framed—can derail the process, create legal risks, and prevent you from truly assessing the candidate’s fit. To help you avoid these pitfalls, we’ve compiled […]
December 2nd, 2024

TJ Kastning

November 15th, 2024

TJ Kastning

This guide is designed to help you enter your interview fully prepared, with a solid understanding of the role and company, answers to common questions, and thoughtful questions to ask your interviewers.
November 8th, 2024

TJ Kastning

As the owner and founder of Ambassador Group, I’ve spent the last decade as a construction recruiter, helping thousands of candidates improve their lives and careers through effective negotiation. Today, I’m excited to introduce a powerful new tool that can take your compensation negotiations to the next level: a custom Compensation Negotiation GPT. Why This […]
October 30th, 2024

TJ Kastning

Use our FREE tool >> Interview Strategy GPT<< In my ten years as a construction recruiter, I’ve seen countless interviews. Some led to great hires, others not so much. What I learned is that successful interviewing requires an interview strategy—clear accountability, distinct lanes of responsibility, and targeted assessment categories for each interviewer. Here’s how to […]
August 14th, 2024

TJ Kastning

The Importance of Employee Retention: Insights from a Veteran Recruiter As a recruiter with over a decade of experience in the construction industry as well as 7 years of running my own company, I’ve gained unique insights into employee retention. While my focus has been on construction, these lessons apply broadly across industries. Let me […]
September 12th, 2023

TJ Kastning

The Harvard Business Review said it best, “company culture is everyone’s responsibility.” It is first up to the company to develop and cultivate the vision, but the belief isn’t produced within the company until there is conviction in the vision.  Culture starts with a vision, which drives conviction, which produces belief, and guides behavior, leading […]
August 8th, 2023

TJ Kastning

We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience. John Dewey You or your team hired someone who failed. They may not have had the skills, character, personality, or perspective that the position required. It’s easy to write the failure off completely to the candidate, setting yourself up to make your mistakes […]
July 24th, 2023

TJ Kastning

We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience. John Dewey You or your team hired someone who failed. They may not have had the skills, character, personality, or perspective that the position required. It’s easy to write the failure off completely to the candidate, setting yourself up to make your mistakes […]
February 23rd, 2023

TJ Kastning

The greatest improvement in 2022 we see for our clients is to invest heavily to scale leadership impact by hiring, developing, and retaining leaders who can perpetuate the company vision at a larger sustainable scale. Make middle management great again! There’s no lack of work out there. There’s a serious lack of engaged talent. Leadership […]
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