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Week of December 6, 2004

Front Page

* Builders Meet With Fed Chairman as Market Conditions Turn Less Favorable
* Workforce Housing Problem Hits Close to Home
* Proposed Salmon Habitat Designation Follows Cost-Benefit Approach Advocated by NAHB
* Housing Snapshot

President's Message

* Participating on the Home Builder Research Panel Is Easy and Rewarding

Housing and Economics

* Eye on the Economy

Business Management

* You Can Become the Ritz-Carlton of Builders
* Tech Talk: It Doesn't Hurt to Convert — If You're Prepared

Seniors Housing

* Affluence, Amenities and Other Active Adult Trends to Note
* Take the Active Adult Bus Tour, Let Experts Review Your Plans at IBS

Builders' Show

* Structural Insulated Panels Stand Up to Hurricane Force in ‘So Small Showhouse’
* Make Your IBS Plans Now — and Save

Housing Finance

* Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Announce Higher Conforming Loan Limits for 2005
* NAHB Task Force on Housing Finance Reform Seeking Input from Association Members

Small Builders and Remodelers

* A Clear, Concise Paper Trail Leads to Smoother Running Jobs

Green Building

* Entries Sought for National Green Building Awards

Environment

* Vigilance Advised as Effort Begins to Modernize Flood Insurance Rate Maps

Construction Safety

* OSHA Clarifies Fall Protection Requirements for Working From Exterior Wall Top Plate

Multifamily

* Ron Terwilliger Named Chair of Multifamily Leadership Board
* Sustainability of Current Condo Boom Among Topics to Be Examined at Pillars Conference

Women's Council

* Number of Women in the Construction Industry Grew 22%

Sales and Marketing

* SMI Magazine Wins Folio Award

Commercial Builders

* Adaptive Reuse Is a Profitable Alternative When Budgets Are Tight

Labor

* Student Chapter Job Fair at Builders’ Show Expected to Be the Largest Ever

Building Products

* New Technology Gives Home Builders and Buyers Easy Access to Warranty Information

Builder's Engineer

* Bad News Bearers — Friend or Foe?

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* Grand Rapids Builders Lament Loss of Bill Zylstra
* Save 50% on NEBS Holiday Cards, Calendars and More
* Awards Programs Deadlines
* Calendar of Events

NBN Back Issues

 

Student Chapter Job Fair at Builders’ Show Expected to Be the Largest Ever

More than 600 students in residential construction will be attending the NAHB Student Chapters’ Building Careers Job Fair during the upcoming International Builders’ Show in Orlando.

More than 25 companies so far have signed up for the annual recruitment event, which for a decade has been one of the highlights of the many activities conducted at the convention by the Home Builders Institute, the workforce development arm of NAHB.

Participating employers also provide exhibits on their companies, many of them rivaling the size of exhibitor booths on the main convention floor.

Toll Brothers has hired hundreds of top notch students from the NAHB Job Fair,” said Jay R. Lehman, the company’s director of national recruiting. “Over the years, this job fair has helped Toll Brothers hire people who contribute to our reputation as the leading luxury home builder in the country.”


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Toll Brothers has participated in the event since 1996, and recently came on board as an NAHB Student Chapters corporate partner.

Featured in May’s Big Builder magazine, the Building Careers Job Fair has connected many construction management students from top schools and universities with their first job, whether as a start-up internship or a full-time position.

This year’s fair will be held on Friday, Jan. 14, in the South Hall of the Orange County Convention Center starting at 2:00 p.m.

Companies interested in participating can sign up until Dec. 31, and they will receive five free job postings in the Building Careers Job Bank. For more information on registration and to view a list of participating companies, click here.

Spearheaded by the NAHB Student Chapters program, the Building Careers Job Bank is a resource that links the talents of chapter members who are looking for jobs with employment opportunities within the NAHB federation. There is no charge for job seekers, and a minimal fee is charged for job postinhgs based on a 30-day run; special rate packages are available to member companies that are posting more than one position.

For more informatiion on the Building Careers Job Fair or the NAHB Student Chapters, e-mail Page Browning at HBI, or call her at 800-795-7955 x8918.
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