Millennials and Manufacturing: Eight Tips to Attract and Train a 21st Century Workforce

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Millennials and Manufacturing: Eight Tips to Attract and Train a 21st Century Workforce

Date: November 20, 2018

The American workforce is changing. As of 2015 the millennial generation (who the U.S. Census Bureau defines as anyone born between 1981-1996) has overtaken baby boomers (born between 1946-1964) to be the largest generation of the American population.

With this evolving workforce the manufacturing industry faces a distinct new challenge—how to update its public perception to attract this new workforce. Click below to find out the top 8 tips to attract and train a 21st century workplace.

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