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Company training shouldn't be one-size-fits-all


April 9, 2013 1:39 pm ET

TAMPA, FLA. — Companies need to offer a range of training, including e-learning, reading and videos, backed up with face-to-face learning for needed areas, such as kaizen events, Jeannine Kunz, above, of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers...

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Hunting down good recruits worth effort


April 9, 2013 1:28 pm ET

TAMPA, FLA. — Recruiting never stops, if you want to find the best talent, a headhunter and a head of human resources said at the Plastics News Executive Forum.

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Academia, industry need to tighten ties


March 29, 2013 1:08 pm ET

TAMPA, FLA. — Representatives of two leading plastics engineering colleges — the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and Ferris State University — told Plastics News Executive Forum attendees that academia and plastics companies...

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Manufacturers need to invest in education and training


March 29, 2013 1:01 pm ET

TAMPA, FLA. — Jennifer McNelly is absolutely certain that the days of U.S. manufacturing's importance are far from over.

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Recruiter tells plastics industry: Your websites send the wrong message


March 28, 2013 3:56 pm ET

TAMPA, FLA. — Little things can make a big difference for plastics firms in the hiring proc­ess, says industry veteran Russ Riendeau.

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Veterans make up largely untapped labor pool


March 22, 2013 4:04 pm ET

TAMPA, FLA. — U.S. Army veteran Andy Corbett survived an explosion in Iraq, and now is helping fellow veterans find jobs when they return to civilian life. Above, Kim Miller of Uniform Color Co. says about 30 of her firm's 250 employees are...

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M&A not always a meeting of the minds


March 21, 2013 2:19 pm ET

TAMPA, FLA. — For expansion-minded business owners, finding the right company to buy can be a challenge. But combining the staffs of those firms also takes some work. EGI's Larry Jutte is among executives talking M&As at the Executive Forum.

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Frustrated employers find hiring game changing


March 20, 2013 1:04 pm ET

TAMPA, FLA. — A disconnect between training and job availability is creating a challenge for the U.S. labor market, according to Peter Cappelli, above, of the Wharton School, during the 2013 Plastics News Executive Forum.

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Cappelli: Hiring game changing


March 20, 2013 12:55 pm ET

TAMPA, FLA. — A disconnect between training and job availability is creating a challenge for the U.S. labor market, according to a speaker at the 2013 Plastics News Executive Forum. “There's been a record level of jobs loss and...

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All play, no work? Not social media


March 20, 2013 10:58 am ET

TAMPA, FLA. — Social media is presenting plastics firms with new ways of finding talent.

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