Career Development

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Owning your career and growing as a professional is integral to what makes Halff’s culture vibrant and exciting, no matter your career stage. With countless opportunities to grow, including robust training programs, development programs, professional certifications, workshops, on-the-job experiences and leadership development, you have the chance to walk away from every day at Halff satisfied that you learned something new.

Support at Every Step

Our formal training and development program is multi-tiered, designed to support every stage of your career. From early-career professional skills development to senior leadership development, our program equips employees with the tools and resources needed to grow and succeed. Halff’s commitment to continuous learning ensures that your professional development evolves with you.

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Professional Development Training

Professional Development Training

Professional Development Training equips young professionals with the skills and confidence to excel in their careers and contribute to the firm. Through targeted sessions, participants strengthen key competencies in accountability, client relations, business acumen and career growth. Halff fosters a collaborative learning environment where professionals exchange insights, engage in discussions and learn from industry leaders. By investing in professional development, we empower individuals to grow, innovate and drive excellence in their careers and the industry.

Project Manager Training

The Basics for Project Manager Training

The Basics for Project Manager Training is designed for individuals preparing to become project managers. They learn the essential skills, knowledge and responsibilities of a project manager. The training covers project tools and techniques, as well as working effectively with clients, stakeholders, team members and other departments. It teaches how to manage risks, issues, changes and expectations throughout the project lifecycle.

Advanced Project Manager Training

Advanced Project Manager Training is tailored for senior projects managers, providing comprehensive coverage of topics aimed at setting clear expectations, sharing best practices across various project management areas and providing more in-depth leadership skills. Participants have the chance to refine their skills through practical exercises and engage with seasoned Halff facilitators.

Team Leader Training

Intro to Team Leader Training

Intro to Team Leader Training is designed for newly promoted team leaders as a prerequisite to attending formal team leader training. It covers the main responsibilities and expectations of a team leader, the essential skills for leading a team, constructive communication with your team and stakeholders, common challenges that arise, ethics and much more.

Team Leader Training

Team Leader Training dives deeper into the team leader role, focusing on growing in areas such as business development, marketing, performance planning, developing and communicating vision, project performance and recruiting.

Dare to Lead Training

Dare to Lead Training

Dare to Lead is a selective and intensive leadership program for ambitious professionals, senior leaders and visionaries, and it is the highest level of leadership development offered at Halff.

Dare to Lead is more than just a training course; it’s an immersive experience that blends cutting-edge leadership theories with practical, hands-on application. Over the course of this program, participants engage in a dynamic curriculum that includes workshops, interactive sessions, real-world case studies and personalized coaching.

Myriad of Training Opportunities

In addition to our formal training program, we offer a wide range of additional training and development opportunities.

      • • Lunch & Learn sessions are provided regularly and give people opportunities to hear professionals share their expertise, with many sessions offering Professional Development Hour (PDH) credits.
      • • Halff Chats is a year-long course designed to help employees develop greater confidence in public speaking.
      • • Halff’s Mentorship Program is a six-month program for mentees interested in developing their knowledge, skills and abilities in an accelerated manner with mentors willing to share their insights.
      • • Our video library provides technical training for production software platforms.
      • • Halff Academy is our all-in-one employee learning and development platform that offers a wide range of in-person, virtual and on-demand training programs to support your learning and growth.
      • • People Leader Forum is our annual conference for all Halff leaders with direct reports. The event includes multiple speaker sessions discussing strategic insights and market trends. Breakout sessions, networking, team building and more bring together leaders in a collaborative environment.

Halff also provides tuition assistance and personal computer assistance to aid our employees’ growth. Visit our Benefits page to learn more.

Voices of Halff

Here’s what our employees have to say about their training and career development experience at Halff.

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Long Nguyen

Operations Manager

“I have been lucky to experience Project Manager Training, Team Leader Training and Leadership Development Training, and each experience has been transformative to my career and personal life. The Culture Index helped me learn more about myself in order to be a more effective leader and communicator. My favorite part of the Halff training is the relationships I have built in the sessions. These relationships have been vital to my career development and happiness at Halff.”

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Lauren Hunter

Director of Marketing

“I’ve been both pleasantly surprised and impressed with not only how Halff encourages you to follow your passions, but then supports you in your endeavors and trainings to achieve your goals. I’ve been fortunate to explore various avenues, which has given me an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals within the marketing department. I love the strength and comradery of our team, and all the Halff employees who continue to embolden each other’s growth.”

Josh Barton

Transportation Team Leader

“It was refreshing, the amount of transparency the leadership team and all the other presenters had while discussing Halff’s past, present and future.”

Roxxie De La Cruz

Team Leader

“I strongly believe the training provided at Halff does an excellent job explaining to young professionals that you can lead from whatever position you hold in a project; you don’t always have to be the project manager to be a leader.”

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Aisha Odulaja

Graduate Civil Engineer

“Halff has consistently demonstrated transparency regarding available opportunities and has actively encouraged career growth. It is reassuring to know that there will always be opportunities to advance and expand your knowledge at Halff, with resources dedicated to both technical skills and social development.”

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Career Development Guide

The Career Guide is a valuable and comprehensive resource that outlines career paths and growth opportunities available at Halff. It clearly defines the skills, competencies, performance expectations and training opportunities for each role, empowering employees to take ownership of their development.

The guide also serves as a tool for meaningful conversations between employees and managers about performance, goals and career progression.