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Every day for the next 19 years 10,000 Baby Boomers will reach 65, reports Industry Week, and by just 2015 millennials will be nearly 50% of the employees worldwide. As your own workforce has started to retire and we face a tighter market for skilled labor, we too in manufacturing see the need to attract millennials.  How do we make sure our company is attractive to the millennial generation and is relevant to their job and career expectations? Fast Company reports, “Businesses that want to attract millennials need to emphasize their innovative ways and positive societal impacts.” According to a…

Today’s manufacturing offers a wide range of exciting and challenging careers. Manufacturing is the third largest industry in Minnesota. Minnesota manufacturers produce everything from food products and snow mobiles to high-tech medical devices that save and improve lives. According to Dream It Do It, 13% of all jobs in Minnesota are in manufacturing (over 290,000 careers!) and Minnesota typically has 3,300 job openings every year! These include careers in: Engineering Machining Business Development Sales Customer Service Assembly Management Inspection and Quality Control Minnesota manufacturing jobs on average have a salary of around $56,000 a year versus the state average of…

Our Minnesota and Wisconsin manufacturing clients of all sizes and revenues continue to grow in confidence regarding regional economic recovery as evidenced by a cautious but steady uptick in hiring. Demand is rising but the pace of hiring –especially permanent hires – is tempered by looming uncertainties. Of foremost concern is the rising expense of health care and its effective utilization as a recruitment tool.  This issue seems to overshadow perennial worries over government policies and local, state, and federal taxes. The fastest emerging issue – especially among larger clients – is the growing qualified labor gap.  Substantial challenges surround…