In our most recent episode, we sat down with Col. PJ Yuson, US Air Force, and discuss SkillBridge—a program dedicated to providing departing service members with job opportunities in the trades.
Check out the episode to learn more about SkillBridge, who it serves, and how your company can get involved.
Employers all over the country are saying things like, “I need construction workers ASAP.” There never seems to be enough talent to go around. Why? As younger generations enter the workforce, less and less are becoming skilled workers. To make matters worse, baby boomers are steadily retiring, creating a skilled trades shortage.
High turnover rates result in huge losses to companies of all sizes. When an employee quits, they take their training and experience with them, leaving other team members to pick up their work. It usually takes at least a month before a new person is hired, which increases employee stress, decreases productivity in the meantime, and may lower future retention rates.
In a perfect world, your business runs smoothly, you retain the best employees, and you’re always profitable. But in reality, life is unpredictable, and sooner or later, you’ll run into staffing problems.
Are you looking for a job as a production supervisor but want to learn more about the position before applying? In this blog, we cover everything you need to know about becoming a manufacturing supervisor:
In the trades, you can take many different career paths depending on what you like and what you’re good at. You can become an electrical technician, a construction superintendent, a millwright, a tile setter…etc. There’s a trades job for almost all interests and skill sets.