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Tiktok may be better associated with the last dancing discomfort and viral challenges, but the social media platform with more than 1.5 billion monthly users could be an advantage to help the construction industry find its next generation of qualified workers.
In fact, many in construction use the platform to provide younger generations with an information perspective on industry careers and use influencers to help hiring. This movement has become a significant influence on the Z Z race options, inspiring many to consider construction as a viable and rewarding profession.
Chelsea Fenton (@thatunionlaborer), a Tiktoker, based in Massachusetts, has worked with the International Union of Workers of North America, doing concrete, public services and demolition work for more than 13 years, published his first Tiktok after seeing a Facebook Roller of a female electrician and notice the hundreds of comments below the post.
“A light bulb came to my mind that I could do this for my trade and I started publishing online about construction and being a woman in trade and caught the attention of many women,” he said. “I put myself out there and told them if they needed help to find a learning or some opportunity in their area, send -a message to me.”
Chelsea Fenton, a member of the International Union of Workers of North America and the construction of Tiktoker.
Permission granted by Chelsea Fenton
Today, Fenon has more than 26,500 followers and believes that social media is the best free tool to announce the benefits of the construction industry, especially for women who may not realize these work options.
“The algorithm is easy to push the content to a certain demographic people,” he said. “I built my community around women, 70% are women, and people are pushed. Tiktok is one of the easiest ways to make a lot of people a message.”
Fenon’s publications talk about their growing shops and their experiences throughout his career and tries to offer an emotional connection, such as when he worked at the workplace while he was pregnant.
“If you can do -relative, you will attract people,” he said. “A lot of people don’t really know that these are racing that can be done without having $ 100,000 in debt. My most successful video was just talking about how much I did, how I bought a house at the age of 27 and showing them the positive ones.”
Eddy Lopez (@ez_home) owns his own construction business in the Washington State and currently has more than 2.6 million followers who are reviewed in his account to see his latest DIY projects and viral construction videos.
“It was during the pandemic when I started publishing, at first just for fun -me, and there were many people who loved the DIY tips and publications, and five years later, the platform is used to run our business,” he said. “Anything you can use to teach people is really good content; people love publications before and after.”
López has had many talks through his publications with those interested in entering trade and believes that his Tiktok library has helped to recruit thousands in the industry.
“People need to be hooked right away and keeping things short and simple,” he said about publications. “If you keep yourself coherent and keep posting, sooner or later, the algorithm will reward you.”
A different path
Andrew Brown (@andrewbrowntrades), a founder of Toolfetch, a portal for trades, has 31,000 followers and uses Tiktok to inspire the next generation to consider racing in construction.
“My platform is about impact, storytelling and culture change in a way that really helpsOple, “he said.” Tiktok has given me the reach, but the most important thing is a real house. “”
Andrew Brown, founder of Toolfetch and Construction Tiktoker.
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His publications reach those who feel that the university may not be the correct option, so the content that resonates the most involves young men and women on the way to a six -figure career, which includes learning about learning, union jobs and information on the rise of the career scale. This could include a day in the life of a welder or electrician or showing jobs with triumphant young people.
“If people feel that they are mechanically driven, they have a technical spark or want to work with their hands, they can see that they can enter a career that has a great demand and that they do not follow their debt vs. Entering a four -year -old university,” said Brown.
Savvy Taram-up
A new strategic collaboration between Tiktok, The Skilled Careers Coallation and Skillsusa seeks to promote interest in specialized shops between Z Z, those born between 1997 and 2012, taking advantage of the creators’ influence on the popular platform.
In the heart of the collaboration is Skills Jam, the SCC youth -led content platform, which shows a specialized career through videos in a short and long way.
“Tiktok is excellent in history; in some cases it is visual with short Soundbits, and it is a platform in which many young people participate,” said Mark Hedstrom, executive director of the SCC. “Very focus on this collaboration is to discover young students where they are, so it is a great platform to imply them authentically.”
The content that feels that young people attract construction trade are publications of people who look like a student, speak as a student and show why they are passionate about their specialized career.
“This helps to involve students to explore the opportunity,” Hedstrom said. “It is not just a matter of raising awareness, but also trying to find opportunities to take students to take action, helping them find these opportunities to follow these races.”
