I'm 20 years old, and almost two years ago, I worked in construction for 6 months. It wasn't house construction or road construction, though. the company I was with was building a landfill and after the excavators dug out a large enough area and the bulldozers graded it, I and the other labourers were responsible for laying out filter cloth and other various jobs across the area.however, I would like to get a job as a laborer like those guys that work on the roads. Not buildings or the ones that use power tools and all that. How would I go about doing this? It's already August and logically, they'd have done their hiring for the season but is there any way I'd still be able to land a job? when I did work in this industry, it was in September and they were far behind schedule. Plus, I got the job because of my dad. This time, I wouldn't have that luxery.
The best tips would be try the following 1) Google road construction companies in your area and apply directly to them via phone or email 2) See if there are road projects going on in your area and go down to the sites and speak to other labourers or foreman to get info on who does the hiring or how they got their jobs. Take a resume / CV with you to drop off just in case. 3) Speak to your dad see who he got the job through last time? 4) Get some training. To work on road sites it might help if you got some construction training or learnt how to operate a digger etc. 5) Register with Labour hire / Construction recruitment agencies? If you need help writing a resume or CV writing tips we can help check out the sources below.
Best thing to do... Go to the foreman's trailer or find the guy wearing the white hard hat and ask if they're hiring or if he knows anyone that is... That's how I got my job as a laborer during the summer when I was in high school.
