Talent

The latest on manufacturing hiring trends, the skills gap, workforce best practices and labor issues.

Highlights

Compensation Strategies

Are Your Posted Salary Ranges Too Broad? It Could Cost You Talent

April 4, 2024
Some companies are playing fast and loose with pay transparency, to their own detriment.
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Recruiting / Retention

Five Ways AI Is Changing the HR Game

April 12, 2024
The biggest payoff may be in professional development for current employees.
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Talent

Bridge Collapse, Boeing Blues and the Eaglet Has Landed: IW's Weekly Reads

April 12, 2024
Also, is there a union election at Alabama's Mercedes-Benz plant in the not-too-distant future?
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Labor / Employment Policy

Mercedes-Benz Workers in Alabama File for Union Election

April 5, 2024
The UAW has never before had the supermajority needed to file at the plant.
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Corporate Culture

What, Exactly, Is a Leader’s Responsibility Around Psychological Safety?

April 3, 2024
Employees must feel safe speaking up about work matters, but encouraging a parent-child dynamic in the workplace can cause problems of its own.

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Explainer: How Do Workplaces Join Unions?

April 16, 2024
What to know to understand the UAW's campaign, an uptick in union activity and a recent change in the union-election process.
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Five Years, Five Sectors: US Cities with Notable Manufacturing Job Gains Since 2019

March 15, 2024
From the COVID-19 pandemic to the CHIPS Act, there have been several drivers of manufacturing job growth in recent years.
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Production Pulse: Women in Engineering and Manufacturing

March 7, 2024
Engineers from Subaru and Endress+Hauser discussed how to bring more girls into STEM and offer career opportunities for women in manufacturing.
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Education / Training

The US Must Lead the Way in Advanced Manufacturing Talent

March 6, 2024
Tapping into workforce resources at the national level can advance the skills of the labor force locally.
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Talent Advisory Board — Managing Your 24 Hours Well

March 5, 2024
For February, the shortest month of the year, IW's panel of manufacturing talent experts give advice on time management.