Veterans + Apprenticeships: The Perfect Equation
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 | 1:00 p.m.
Those who served our country want to build civilian careers and apprenticeship programs provide the ideal setting to showcase their various skills and obtain others.
Employers looking for a competitive edge, an advantage over their competition that will pay dividends today and well into the future, should consider launching a registered apprenticeship program. Veterans who served our country are ideal candidates for apprentice positions, given their work ethic, loyalty and skills sets. What they
may not know they are eager to learn.
Celebrate National Apprenticeship Week with Oakland County Michigan Works! and its partners, as they make a case for hiring veterans to complete registered apprenticeships in a variety of industries. Also learn about funding provided by Oakland County Michigan Works! to help offset the costs of launching an apprenticeship program.
Workshop Structure:
- Overview of registered apprenticeships – requirements and structure
- How companies can build apprenticeship programs that enable veterans to use their earned benefits
- Hiring veterans – employer and apprentice testimonials, personal experiences
- Summary of apprenticeship-focused grants available to employers
- Other county resources available to employers and veterans
Recruiting Employees Today and Tomorrow
Using traditional and modern marketing tools to reach the best candidates available
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 | 10:00 a.m.
In today’s tight labor market, undoubtedly impacted by the pandemic and worker shortage, recruiting quality candidates is more challenging than ever. Hiring managers are employing innovative strategies to find the best
people available to employ today and the future, including a combination of traditional and modern marketing tools. Learn how these can ignite your organization’s recruiting efforts from an experienced newspaper advertising professional and the “Job Doctor” featured on WXYZ Channel 7.
Workshop Structure:
- Using newspapers to recruit – a fresh look at a proven method
- Advertising a job opening most effectively via print media
- Preparing the perfect job and recruitment ad
- Understanding the new mindset of today’s job candidates
- Leveraging “social recruiting” to grab their attention
- Selecting the right social media platforms for your industry
- Executing a social media recruiting strategy with guerilla marketing engagement
Networking for Talent in a Pandemic World
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 | 10 a.m. - Noon
There is no going back to the pre-pandemic workplace. Organizations and individuals have no choice but to discover new ways of working together. It's critical to learn how to adapt to this new environment and recognize how networking has changed, and what skills are required to truly succeed in engaging with your customers and workforce. Oakland County Michigan Works! is hosting a virtual panel discussion, "Networking for Talent in a Pandemic World," led by experts in workforce recruitment and marketing, business growth, and culture-shifting efforts for business.
- Learn how to effectively brand your company in a pandemic world
- Identify new networking tools available to everyone
- Improve your networking skills, adapting to the new normal as our country moves forward
- Enhance your recruiting efforts, build your workforce and grow your business
The pandemic has uncovered new networking trends and opportunities. We can now network from anywhere and at any time. With networking tools and platforms, we can gain more insight about a person than ever before.
Hosted by:
Emma Gougeo, Marketing and Community Affairs Coordinator, Entech Staffing Solutions – workforce recruitment / development / marketing
Marie Hauswirth, Executive Director, Waterford Chamber
Chad Ever, Founder/COO, Ever Studios – culture-shifting efforts for business professionals
Opening Your Doors to International Talent
Closing the skills gap and building your future workforce with people from other countries.
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 | 10:00 a.m. EST
Southeast Michigan faces a critical STEM talent gap that is only expected to widen in the future, as baby boomer retirements accelerate. Unless something changes, experts predict the continuous introduction of advanced technologies will lead to more than 2.4 million unfilled jobs in STEM fields by 2028, due to a lack of skilled candidates.
There is a solution, however, to address this workforce challenge: highly qualified international students can fill the skills gap. They can use OPT to work for American employers for up to three years without visa sponsorship. This interactive workshop, led by the professionals at Global Detroit, will show companies how to take advantage of this international STEM talent pipeline and others. In addition, they will also discuss the topic of hiring skilled immigrants and refugees.
Global Detroit is a regional economic and community development organization, focusing on immigrants and global talent
Get an Inside Look at Internship
Engage talented young people and build your future workforce.
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 | 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Internship programs continue to grow in popularity despite the COVID-19 pandemic, providing employers in a variety of industries with access to young talent, while young people ages 16-24 obtain valuable work experience.
A recent survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers this spring indicated 43 percent of businesses plan to offer hybrid internship programs this summer and beyond, featuring both in-person and remote experiences. The poll also revealed 38 percent plan to exclusively offer virtual internships, with 13 percent plan to offer just in-person experiences.
This free workshop hosted by Oakland County Michigan Works! in partnership with Oakland Community College will provide you with a valuable introduction to internship programs:
Workshop Structure:
- Discussion of the frustrations that entrepreneurs face in building a company for long-term success in today’s business environment
- Overview of the Entrepreneurial Operating System® or EOS®, a set a simple, practical concepts and practical tools to help entrepreneurs achieve their goals by attracting great people, customers and investors
- Importance of maintaining discipline and transparency to build a business that thrives on a consistent use of proven processes