Paul Jones
Head of Growth Classet
Seminars
Wednesday 24th February 2027
Discover: Closing the 17-Day Gap: What Construction Candidates Say Keeps Them in Your Pipeline
9:00 am
- Learn how the “17-Day Problem” has evolved and where delays between application and first contact continue to cause candidate drop-off, particularly across skilled trades and craft hiring.
- Explore new quantitative and qualitative research revealing how construction candidates experience the hiring process, what keeps them engaged, and why they choose to move on before interview or offer stages.
- Uncover a practical playbook for increasing candidate conversion, accelerating hiring velocity, and reducing drop-off, alongside a construction employer’s experience of what changed after closing the gap
Wednesday 24th February 2027
Develop: How Can Construction Employers Improve Candidate Attraction, Engagement, & Conversion?
9:20 am
Join all three speakers for an interactive audience-led Q&A designed to unpack the strategies, challenges, and lessons behind their approaches to employer brand, candidate engagement, and hiring process effectiveness. Ask your questions, compare perspectives, and gain deeper insight into what it takes to attract the right candidates, improve conversion rates, and create a more effective hiring experience.
