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5/9/2023
7:30 AM - 10:30 AM CST

Join us at the beautiful Treasury in Delavan for WCEDA's first annual Workforce Symposium!

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Agenda:
Youth Apprenticeships

• How to successfully and easily onboard new talent through the Youth Apprenticeship program
  • What is YA? Katie Graff, Gateway Technical College
  • What are the liabilities? How can I get more information? What does the future look like for this program? Will the pathways be expanded? Speaker from the Department of Workforce Development
  • Student success stories

Building & Engaging your Labor Pool

• Keynote Speaker, Michelle Greiner, JW Speaker
• Company Panelists
  • The art of employee referral
  • Work/life balance through flexible work schedules
  • Competitive compensation
  • Successful methods for attracting and choosing the right candidates
• Q & A

Keynote speaker, Michelle Greiner from JW Speaker will address topics such as

• Analyzing your talent
• Clearly defining positions - is everyone on the same page?
• Why are your employees working at your company?
• Honest and quick communication
• Re-imagining standard recruiting practices and techniques
• Executing retention strategies

Michelle Greiner

Michelle Greiner has spent over 30 years in the Talent Acquisition field. She started her career in retail, staffing a variety of positions for Target Stores. She then spent the next 14 years working in the staffing industry for Remedy Intelligent Staffing, starting as an entry level recruiter and working her way up to Area Manager, overseeing 4 offices in the Milwaukee metro area.  In this role, she worked with over a hundred local manufacturers to fill a wide range of production and professional positions.  Michelle has been at JW Speaker since 2009 as their Talent Acquisition Manager, and has been instrumental in the growth of the company from 200 employees to 650 employees during her tenure.  When not recruiting, Michelle enjoys reading, binging reality tv, and spending time with family, friends, and her two dogs.

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