BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20180912T160000Z DTEND:20180912T173000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:New HR Seminar Series: Tools to Address HR Issues By Leslie Elsner Bell\, Executive Director\, Granite HR Consulting\, LLC DESCRIPTION:If you are having difficulty finding qualified candidates to fill critical jobs\, you are not alone. The unemployment rate in Pennsylvania has dipped to 4.8 percent with a nationwide record low of 3.9 percent. Even if you decided to recruit from another part of the country\, qualified candidates would still be hard to find.\n\n\n\nLabor shortages have been predicted for the past several years in key industries such as construction\, skilled manufacturing\, skilled trades and nursing. The unemployment rate isn't the only reason for these shortages. A lack of training for skilled positions like machining and plumbing along with the most experienced employees poised to retire are just two of the reasons for today's hiring challenges.\n\n\n\nAll of this adds up to employers needing to find creative ways to fill empty and newly created positions. What is a hiring manager to do?\n\n\n\nFor tips and "tricks\," please plan to join fellow regional hiring managers for the upcoming HR Seminar Series "Effective Recruiting and Interviewing for Hiring Managers" on Sept. 12\, from noon to 1:30 p.m. You'll learn critical skills in order to make impactful hiring decisions. Tools and resources will be provided such as best practices for hiring in a difficult labor market. \n\n\n\nThis series costs $50 and requires pre-registration. For more information about the author and presenter\, go to www.GraniteHRConsulting.com. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:If you are having difficulty finding qualified candidates to fill critical jobs\, you are not alone. \; The unemployment rate in Pennsylvania has dipped to 4.8 percent with a nationwide record low of 3.9 percent. Even if you decided to recruit from another part of the country\, qualified candidates would still be hard to find.
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\nLabor shortages have been predicted for the past several years in key industries such as construction\, skilled manufacturing\, skilled trades and nursing. The unemployment rate isn&rsquo\;t the only reason for these shortages. A lack of training for skilled positions like machining and plumbing along with the most experienced employees poised to retire are just two of the reasons for today&rsquo\;s hiring challenges.
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\nAll of this adds up to employers needing to find creative ways to fill empty and newly created positions. What is a hiring manager to do?
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\nFor tips and &ldquo\;tricks\,&rdquo\; please plan to join fellow regional hiring managers for the upcoming HR Seminar Series &ldquo\;Effective Recruiting and Interviewing for Hiring Managers&rdquo\; on Sept. 12\, from noon to 1:30 p.m. You&rsquo\;ll learn critical skills in order to make impactful hiring decisions. Tools and resources will be provided such as best practices for hiring in a difficult labor market. \;
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\nThis series costs $50 and requires pre-registration. \;For more information about the author and presenter\, go to www.GraniteHRConsulting.com. LOCATION:Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce 146 Carlisle St. Hanover\, PA 17331 UID:e.1500.4272 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260420T165156Z URL:https://business.mainstreethanover.org/events/details/new-hr-seminar-series-tools-to-address-hr-issues-by-leslie-elsner-bell-executive-director-granite-hr-consulting-llc-4272 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR