Proactive recruitment for Building Contractors

The competition for candidates in the Construction & Engineering sector is fierce due to investments in infrastructure and a backlog of construction projects. As a building contractor, securing top candidates across all areas—from the bidding phase to project completion—is crucial. The traditional recruitment model, which focuses on hiring available active job seekers reactively for each role, is not sufficient to meet these demands. You risk missing your growth targets and the opportunity to hire the right talent.

To overcome this challenge, you need a data-driven and proactive approach to recruitment and talent acquisition. We help our clients establish a proactive recruitment strategy by building and maintaining relationships with potential candidates even before a specific job opening exists. This process results in a pipeline of pre-qualified candidates, allowing you to match your needs with candidate availability. We continuously engage with candidates so that you remain top-of-mind when they are ready to make a move.

“We initially chose Worko because they were entrepreneurial, forward-thinking, and innovative. This was very important to us when we established our first offices in Sweden, as it resonated with our own values.

Now, we continue working with Worko because it is an effective way to bring fresh energy into our organization, ensuring quality for our customers.”

Mattias Gustafson

CEO Betonmast Sverige

“I appreciate long-term relationships. We have gotten to know the team at Worko, and we share the view that the best way to approach recruitment is proactively.

The biggest value in our collaboration is that I get to work closely with Worko’s recruiters. They have gotten to know me and have learned what our company is looking for, from values to qualifications and preferences.”

Patrik Arengård

CEO Partnex

“Our collaboration with Worko works well because they take a proactive, long-term, and solution-oriented approach with a genuine interest in our industry.

Through their continuous dialogue with professionals in the field, Worko has given us access to candidates who already have a solid understanding of what it’s like to work with us.”

Johan Örtenblad

Managing Partner Noréns Patentbyrå

“Faster growth is definitely the biggest value we’ve received from working with Worko. We’ve had several other recruitment partners, and none of them had Worko’s ability to find candidates.

They’ve delivered exactly the right candidates and understood not only the skills we were looking for but also the personal qualities we value.”

Torbjörn Berglund

Consulting Manager Knowit

Stay ahead – recruit proactively

One of the biggest challenges for managers in the Construction industry is successful recruitment. Often, hiring needs arise suddenly, and the process begins in a rush to fill the position as quickly as possible. However, the right candidates are not always immediately available. To ensure hiring, you may end up compromising on skills and experience.

We work with our clients to continuously engage candidates, maintaining a pipeline of pre-qualified professionals tailored to their needs. By already being in touch with candidates, you stay top-of-mind when they are ready to change jobs and can hire the right candidate immediately when you win a new contract or when an employee resigns.

• Build stronger relationships with clients by consistently meeting project deadlines and maintaining high-quality deliverables
• Avoid making short-term, reactive hiring decisions just to fill an urgent need
• Reduce the time from identifying a need to hiring, without compromising on candidate skills and experience

Proactively match your needs with candidates’ preferences and availability ​

The majority of today’s talent market is passive. Candidates are open to career moves only if they find something better, if their preferences align with what you offer and if their availability both personally and professionally matches your current needs.

That’s why, since 2011, we have collected data on candidates’ preferences, availability, and timing. We know when they finish their assignments and projects, and help our clients in the consulting industry match project requests with a pipeline of pre-qualified candidates.

• Plan your recruitment and reduce the time from need to hire by knowing which candidates want to work with you and when they are ready to start
• Ensure you have the right messaging in candidate dialogues by using data on what would motivate them to switch jobs
• Gain insights into the candidates in your pipeline to improve your recruitment strategy over time