America’s Promise Employer Panel: Industry Trends in Staffing Needs February 16, 2019 America’s Promise Employer Panel: Industry Trends in Staffing Needs High Impact Partners on behalf of the Employment and Training Administration, DOL June 19, 2018

Your Moderator: Gregory Scheib Workforce Analyst U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

Grantee Polling Question Let’s get to know who is on the call today. Using the poll, select the role that you play in your America’s Promise grant Choose the answer that best reflects you (or your group): Authorized Representative Program Director/Manager Training Partner 4. Employer Partner 5. Service Provider 6. Other (please specify!) #

Your Facilitator: Jan Bray TA Coach National Association of Workforce Boards

To understand the challenges in today’s hiring environment To better understand the needs of employers with regards to participant job placement To hear about strategies for job placement To hear from industry representatives in Healthcare Information Technology Advanced Manufacturing

Current Factors Influencing Hiring Trends Changing Workplaces - Scope of Occupations Demographics Education and workforce focus Availability of qualified workforce Technology Millennial Generation

David Pickett Lindsay Fett Eric Cash Vice President Tsunami Tsolutions LLC Lindsay Fett Human Resource Representative Broadlawns Medical Center Eric Cash Manufacturing Supervisor HM Electronics

Discussion Questions Can you talk about how the economic climate is affecting employment in your industry? What hiring and/or placement trends do you see occurring in your specific industry? Are you having difficulties finding employees? Why or why not? How is this affecting your hiring practices?

Discussion Questions Does your company embrace these trends or are you adopting specific hiring practices that deviate from the industry norms? Why or why not? Does your company use an outside firm to hire employees? Why or why not? If you have an in-house hiring team, how they start the hiring practice?

Discussion Questions What other tips can you provide that will help the America’s Promise grantees groom and train their participants prepare for positive placement outcomes?

Lindsay Fett:  lfett@Broadlawns.org David Pickett - dpicket@tsunamit.com Eric Cash - ECash@hme.com

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