Do We Have Too Many Recruiter And HR Events In Minneapolis And St Paul
June 29, 2017
Since announcing the Midwest Recruiting Bootcamp (July 31 and August 1, 2017) online last night and through an email newsletter this morning I have received a large number of supportive messages from friends and colleagues. Those messages are similar with conversations I have had with recruiters, HR leaders, executives and civic leaders in Minneapolis/St Paul and the Midwest over the past months about the need to “amp up” the regions recruiting game.
There’s no doubt there is a need, and demand, for an event like this.
So let’s get to it…
Are there too many Recruiter and HR events in Minneapolis and St Paul?
Hell no.
Let me be more clear… HELL NO.
At a time when surveys say we are near an all time high point that workers are looking for a new job yet most employers are having a hard time hiring…
When a statistic says Minneapolis/St Paul may be 100,000 workers short by 2020 and other cities in the Midwest are struggling to get people to move in the area…
When there is a growing shift of people away from the West Coast…
Our region needs to a better job recruiting and that starts with doing a better job teaching Recruiters, HR pros, Hiring Managers how to source, recruit, market, hire, on board and retain workers.
So do I think adding a new event or group to the mix detracts from the others… hell no.
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