Conference Session

Workforce Development

F78: Becoming an Employer of Choice: How to Find & Keep the Employees You Need

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The post-pandemic labor market has compounded a long-acknowledged skills gap in the manufacturing and fabrication industries. Unfortunately, traditional recruitment tactics have proved ineffective, leading to lost productivity and wage inflation. To compete in today’s challenging business environment, companies of all sizes must evolve their recruitment strategy and position themselves as an employer of choice. Led by nationally recognized marketing and human resources professionals, the presentation will cover the basics of employer branding and provide examples of how this proactive approach is one of the most effective, cost-efficient strategies for attracting and retaining skilled talent, even in a tight labor market.

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About This Session

  • Date: October 16, 2024
  • Time: 8:30 am – 9:30 am
  • Room: Room S-330 G
  • Level: Advanced
  • Track: Workforce Development
Speakers

Dustin Snyder

Wayforward Associates

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Prior to launching Wayforward in 2021, Snyder was President of American Brass, where he led this 600-employee heavy manufacturing group to its first profitable operating result in several years. His legacy is colored by a complete re-imagining of product strategy, instituting an effective and management team, and cultivation of an engaged workforce relationship. Since then, he has been overcoming internal obstacles and driving profitability via human systems for his clients..

Lauren Molenda

Riveter Design

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Lauren has two decades of strategic brand leadership in industrial and metal fabrication, guiding clients through challenges and opportunities associated with rapid growth, M&A, product launches, and recruitment. She’s earned a reputation as a savvy strategist and a trusted advocate for her clients while developing a new model for creative collaboration – the micro-agency. She co-owns the boutique marketing firm Riveter Design and collaborates with Wayforward on employer branding initiatives.

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