New Talent Pipeline Management Resource for Opportunity Populations
Strong collaboration between employers and opportunity population-serving organizations can help ensure a more diverse talent pipeline and connect those with limited access to opportunities to meaningful, sustainable careers. The new Talent Pipeline Management Guide provides resources and strategies that can build stronger relationships with employers and opportunity populations.
The Ad Council's She Can STEM Campaign Helps #LightASpark in Girl's STEM Interests
Research shows that young girls like STEM subjects, but as they get older, something changes. They start feeling like STEM isn't for them based on outdated stereotypes about the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.
Rowena Patrick, The Ad Council
A New Talent Pipeline Management Resource for CTE
The economy and the labor market that powers it has undergone unprecedented transformation in recent months. Collaboration between the business and education communities is more important than ever. As labor markets adapt, communication between employers and educators—and the agility to adjust when needed—is critically important.
'I Seek to Be Part of the Solution.' Inspiring early enthusiasm for science.
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In my earliest of memories, my interests always revolved around science in one way or another, even if I was too young to understand the science that was behind them.
Camille Schrier, Miss America 2020
Upskilling & Reskilling to Remain Competitive
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In today's labor market, long-term talent strategies are often over-shadowed by the critical short-term needs of today and tomorrow. While immediate hiring needs are often the most pressing issues for HR departments, strategies like TPM can help businesses solve these common pain points—such as unfilled job openings, exorbitant training and onboarding costs, and attrition—and talent gaps collaboratively.
Joe Quick
Beyond School Walls: Combining Mentorship with On-the-Job Learning
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Last year, Cox and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta (BBBSMA) joined forces to launch a new approach to mentoring with a program called Beyond School Walls. Though other BBBS affiliates had tried the program, this was the first of its kind for Atlanta. This program combines traditional mentorship with an immersive educational experience. The one simple, but very important element that makes this program different than traditional mentoring programs is location.
Roger Turner, Fleet Operations, Cox Enterprises
A Snapshot of Employer Interest in Early Education in Iowa
The current unemployment rate in Iowa is 2.5%, and there are currently 40,000 people on unemployment and 60,000 job openings. As historically low unemployment continues, employers are always looking for opportunities to recruit more workers and also to retain their existing workforce. To solve this challenge, Iowa business leaders have increased wages, offered flexible work environments where possible, and expanded benefits. More recently, one of those benefits is childcare.
Nicole Crain, Executive Vice President, Iowa Association of Business and Industry