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A Student's Guide to: LinkedIn
How do you get in front of people who make hiring decisions? The answer: LinkedIn. This article will get you started on your road to creating your own LinkedIn profile.
Launching a High School Internship Program
At the Workforce Strategies Forum on December 5th, 2024, GCAMP and VALEES dispelled common myths surrounding the hiring of 16- and 17-year-olds to help manufacturers launch their high school internship programs.
Are You Tour Ready? Part 2
Compiling our manufacturer friends’ thoughts, we’ve compiled another checklist for you to use as guidance as you strive to perfect your tour.
Solve Your Workforce Challenges by Thinking Outside-of-the-Box
New solutions and innovative tactics to tackling your workforce challenges.
Are you Intern Ready?
A Summary of VALEES EFE Director Cassie Blickem’s Workforce Strategies Forum Presentation
Are You Tour Ready?
It’s Manufacturing Month! Back in the day, it was called “Manufacturing Day.” But thank goodness someone had the good sense to capture the entire month.
Workforce System and Apprenticeship Partnerships
Check out these documents to learn about the Apprenticeship Advantage.