1. Recruiting & Retaining Strategies Kaye Bernard Vice President of Finance & Administration/CFO

2. Today

3. 10 years from now Eligible to retire Lose 58% of workforce

4. Types of jobs General Business management Member service Finance Accounting Human resources Specialized Lineworkers Technology Energy management

5. Build relationships early High school and middle school career days – Lineworkers and other positions Job shadow programs – Offered for all positions; lineworker program is most popular Scholarship program – Given out $264,000 since 1991.

6. Build relationships early Temporary workers – 1,000-hour and summer workers

7. Expand job postings Necessary to go beyond traditional newspaper Company social media Online job posting sites: Monster, Indeed

8. Once you have them, you need to keep them Benefits – Vacation, 401k, pension, medical insurance, etc. Workplace culture – Employee meetings, after-hours events, good communication, welcoming of new ideas

9. Recruiting & Retaining Strategies Kaye Bernard Vice President of Finance & Administration/CFO