1. 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

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

4. 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!) #

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

6. 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

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

8. 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

9. 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?

10. 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?

11. 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?

12. Lindsay Fett:  lfett@Broadlawns.org
David Pickett -
Eric Cash -

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