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            <a href="https://admin.meetladder.com/blog/competition-for-the-most-experienced-trade-workers-is-heating-up-in-2024/" rel="bookmark">Competition for the most experienced trade workers is heating up in 2024</a>
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        <p>As the baby boomer generation continues to retire, electrical superintendents and foremen are aging out at a pace that the industry hasn&#8217;t kept up with. With the supply shrinking and demand not slowing down now or anytime soon, we found in our data that those in leadership roles seem to have noticed how valuable they [&hellip;]</p>

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							<span><span class="posted-on"><a href="https://admin.meetladder.com/blog/competition-for-the-most-experienced-trade-workers-is-heating-up-in-2024/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-02-09T21:23:47+00:00">February 9, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-06-13T20:01:15+00:00">June 13, 2025</time></a></span>&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;<span class="reading-time">3 min read</span></span>
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            <a href="https://admin.meetladder.com/blog/10-things-electricians-can-do-today-to-be-more-valuable-employees-no-talent-required/" rel="bookmark">10 things electricians can do today to be more valuable employees (no talent required)</a>
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        <p>10 things electricians can do today to be more valuable employees (no talent required). We&#8217;ve re-written this list specifically for electricians with tips on how to make them a habit literally tomorrow. </p>

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							<span><span class="posted-on"><a href="https://admin.meetladder.com/blog/10-things-electricians-can-do-today-to-be-more-valuable-employees-no-talent-required/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-08-24T20:36:30+00:00">August 24, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-02-12T15:02:29+00:00">February 12, 2024</time></a></span>&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;<span class="reading-time">9 min read</span></span>
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            <a href="https://admin.meetladder.com/blog/12-essential-tools-every-electrical-apprentice-needs/" rel="bookmark">12 Essential Tools Every Electrical Apprentice Needs</a>
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        <p>Congrats on your new job as an electrical apprentice! You&#8217;re about to embark on a rewarding career in a field that is in high demand and you are helping build America. As an apprentice, you&#8217;ll be learning the basics of electrical work and you&#8217;ll need a few essential tools to get started. We&#8217;ve compiled a [&hellip;]</p>

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							<span><span class="posted-on"><a href="https://admin.meetladder.com/blog/12-essential-tools-every-electrical-apprentice-needs/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-07-25T20:39:13+00:00">July 25, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-07-26T18:11:00+00:00">July 26, 2023</time></a></span>&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;<span class="reading-time">6 min read</span></span>
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        <p>We asked 2,000 electricians across 36 states what their pay expectations were and what benefits they most desired in a job to better inform employers about the expectations of the electrical workforce. Here is the summary of what we found.</p>

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							<span><span class="posted-on"><a href="https://admin.meetladder.com/blog/we-asked-2000-electricians-about-their-pay-and-benefits-expectations/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2021-01-12T14:35:08+00:00">January 12, 2021</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-09-11T19:02:25+00:00">September 11, 2023</time></a></span>&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;<span class="reading-time">5 min read</span></span>
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        <p>Construction companies have repeatedly turned to staffing agencies to meet their manpower needs. But there are many reasons that you should be hiring workers directly, instead of through a staffing company.</p>

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							<span><span class="posted-on"><a href="https://admin.meetladder.com/blog/the-better-alternative-to-construction-staffing/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-12-29T14:32:19+00:00">December 29, 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-06-13T20:00:14+00:00">June 13, 2025</time></a></span>&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;<span class="reading-time">4 min read</span></span>
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        <p>The time you thought you would be spending building projects that you could be proud to add to your portfolio, you are spending juggling manpower to fill open positions and managing customer expectations because of a slipping schedule.</p>

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