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Building Skilled Trades Talent for Today’s Demands

In the current labor market, chances are you’re experiencing difficulty finding qualified skilled tradespeople to fill your positions. And you’re not alone. According to Manpower’s Hardest Jobs to Fill survey, employers in six of the world’s ten largest economies ranked skilled trades as the top one or two hiring challenge. This stems from several issues, including increasing retirement of blue-collar workers without adequate replacements, technical training that is not keeping up with businesses’ needs, and the next generation of workers’ lack of interest in skilled trades professions.

Despite these challenges, there are great opportunities on the horizon as numerous industries project job growth within skilled trades occupations, indicating a stronger economy fueling more business activity. The critical question: How can businesses ensure they have the qualified skilled trades talent necessary to keep up with increasing demand and take advantage of new opportunity?

Join us for “Building Skilled Trades Talent for Today’s Demands,” where we’ll share valuable tips on expanding the skilled trades talent pool through training and recruiting strategies that better meet the needs of business After attending this webinar, you will be able to:

•Identify key trends in skilled trades today
•Integrate new training/education models to meet the needs of your industry
•Implement recruitment strategies to generate more interest in skill trades opportunities

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    •Answers to difficult legal questions
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    •Tips and tools on everything from hiring to firing
    •Practical solutions based on real-life examples

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    Join ManpowerGroup for a complimentary webinar designed to tell you everything you ever wanted to know about negotiating.

    In this fun and fast-paced hour, Mark will share the best-ever negotiation tips in the history of the universe based on all the latest research… and his 20+ years of legal experience. You’ll walk away with a series of simple yet powerful negotiating tools you can put to use immediately.

    By participating in this webinar, you’ll learn everything you could possibly ever want to know to become a top-notch negotiator, including:
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    Your host is Mark Toth, chief legal officer of ManpowerGroup™ North America, a former partner in a major employment law firm, and widely known for his ability to present legal, HR and business issues in a uniquely entertaining style.

    For a sneak preview, check out Mark’s popular employment law blog, or "blawg" at manpowergroupblogs.us/employment_blawg/.
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  • The Who, What, Where, Why and How of Networking Recorded: Mar 20 2014 47 mins
    Nancy Manley, Career Coaching Team, ManpowerGroup
    Networking. Everybody talks about it, particularly in regards to job
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    and how of networking? Join this webinar to learn:
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    • What is networking?
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  • Health Care Reform: Considerations in 2014 Recorded: Mar 11 2014 61 mins
    Bobbie Honesty, Dir. Strategic Benefit Services, ManpowerGroup & Cherice Schmidt, Dir. Health Care Solutions, ManpowerGroup
    Health Care Reform continues to be an important topic with far reaching implications. The impact on employers and individuals, as well as the insurance and health care industries, are top of mind for every employer.

    The many facets of the Affordable Care Act, impending regulations and sometimes contradictory information in the media, only add to the confusion surrounding how to best craft a business strategy in response to the law. In this fourth webinar of our Health Care Reform series, we will cover the following:
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    • Misconceptions about the Affordable Care Act
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    • Considerations for managing your contingent labor pool
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    Mark Toth, Chief Legal Officer, ManpowerGroup North America
    It’s a new year and there’s no shortage of interesting things happening in the world of employment law. In this engaging and interactive webinar, Mark will provide updates on all the latest developments as well as his perspectives on what may be coming next. Along the way, he’ll share plenty of tips and tools to help you stay out of legal hot water.

    After this fast-paced hour, you’ll walk away with:
    • The very latest updates on employment law
    • A peek into the future of employment law
    • Tips and tools for everything from hiring to firing
    • Practical solutions based on real-life examples

    Your host is Mark Toth, Chief Legal Officer of ManpowerGroup™ North America, a former partner in a major employment law firm, and widely known for his ability to present legal and HR issues in a uniquely entertaining style.

    DISCLAIMER: This presentation and the materials are provided for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal or HR advice. Please consult your HR or Legal representative before using or implementing any of the processes or information contained herein.

    Complimentary Continuing Education Credits: This program has been approved for 1 recertification credit hour toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). Please be sure to note the program ID number on your recertification application form. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.
    Watch now
  • They Gain, You Retain – Creating a Culture of Career Development Recorded: Dec 5 2013 59 mins
    Margaret-Ann Cole, SVP, Consulting Practice Leader, Right Management
    As leaders, you are being challenged to find new ways of engaging your employees to drive productivity and meet business goals. Unleashing your employees’ potential will be the most important competitive edge to drive future success and growth.
    • Do your managers develop their people and drive the talent pipeline by having effective career discussions with their employees?
    • Do your employees take ownership for navigating and managing their own careers in ways that will support your business needs?

    Join us for “They Gain, You Retain – Creating a Culture of Career Development.” During this webinar, we will discuss how you can think differently about your career development programs to drive engagement and retention strategies. Hear the challenges your peers are facing and how they are dealing with key issues.
    • Understand the Business Case for uncovering talent, how to provide opportunities for growth and development to increase employee engagement
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    Complimentary Continuing Education Credits: This program has been approved for 1 recertification credit hour toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). Please be sure to note the program ID number on your recertification application form. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.
    Watch now
  • Keep Your Resumé Out of the Trash: 10 Tips for Today’s Resumé Recorded: Nov 14 2013 45 mins
    Manpower's Career Coaching Team
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    In this webinar, you’ll learn how to turn your resumé into a strategic, highly-customized document. We’ll discuss ways to clearly convey your knowledge and expertise as well as ideas for building and showcasing your personal brand. Your resumé should tell the true story of the best candidate for the job: you.

    By participating in this webinar, you’ll learn how to:
    • Use keywords to help employers find your resumé
    • Develop your resumé with a results focus
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    • Use a cover letter to encourage employers to read your resumé
    • Emphasize and convey your brand

    ***Please note this webinar is NOT eligible for HRCI recertification credit.
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    Todd Raphael, ERE Media; Jim McCoy, ManpowerGroup; Ted Elliott, Jobscience; Dave Martin, Three Sparks Global
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    Join this interactive panel session to hear industry experts discuss how to take advantage of the turnover wave with tips on retaining your best talent and strategies for recruiting top candidates for your business.
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  • Answers to the World’s Scariest Employment Law Questions 2013 Recorded: Oct 31 2013 60 mins
    Mark Toth, Chief Legal Officer of ManpowerGroup™ North America
    In this engaging and interactive webinar, Mark will answer the world’s most terrifying employment law questions. Mark will address the questions that keep you awake at night and ensure that you get all the latest employment law news on everything from hiring to firing and beyond.

    After this fast-paced hour, you'll walk away with:
    •Answers to difficult legal questions
    •Up-to-the-minute information on the latest employment law developments
    •Tips and tools on everything from hiring to firing
    •Practical solutions based on real-life examples

    Hosting this webinar is Mark Toth, Chief Legal Officer of ManpowerGroup™ North America, a former partner in a major employment law firm, and well-known for his ability to present legal and HR issues in a uniquely entertaining style.

    For a sneak preview, check out Mark’s popular employment law blog, or "blawg" at manpowergroupblogs.us/employment_blawg/.

    DISCLAIMER: This presentation and the materials are provided for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal or HR advice. Please consult your HR or Legal representative before using or implementing any of the processes or information contained herein.

    Complimentary Continuing Education Credits: This program has been approved for 1 recertification credit hour toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). Please be sure to note the program ID number on your recertification application form. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.
    Watch now
  • How to Recruit and Retain Top Talent as a Small Business Owner Recorded: Sep 26 2013 40 mins
    Tom Becker, Vice President of Recruiting, ManpowerGroup
    With the undersupply of qualified talent and more competition to find and recruit them, it is vital to your businesses’ success to play to the strength of your business against other small, medium and even enterprise businesses. Learn new approaches to recruiting the most talented employees in this competitive market, and once you've recruited them, how to maximize their potential.


    About Tom:
    Tom Becker is vice president of recruiting for ManpowerGroup North America. In his role, Tom is responsible for developing the recruiting strategy and overall operational framework, with a focus on creating a world-class recruiting organization across all of ManpowerGroup’s lines of business. Most recently, Tom served as vice president of recruiting for North American operations for the ManpowerGroup brand, Experis. Tom joined Experis when Manpower acquired COMSYS in April 2010. At COMSYS, he served as senior vice president of recruiting, leading the company’s recruiting, employment branding and the consultant experience organizations. Tom has extensive experience leading large recruiting and change management organizations. He is considered an industry recruiting expert, providing public commentary on recruiting best practices and innovations.
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  • Employment Law Talk Show Recorded: Aug 29 2013 62 mins
    Mark Toth, ManpowerGroup North America, Chief Legal Officer, Joel Spitz, McGuire Woods and Kathleen O'Toole, ManpowerGroup
    Want to get all the latest legal developments, control your litigation expenses, bulletproof your investigations, sleep better at night and quite possibly stay out of jail? Then you’ll want to join this engaging, interactive and occasionally humorous webinar addressing the hottest topics in the employment law universe.

    After this fast-paced hour, you'll walk away with:
    • Up-to-the-minute information on the latest employment law developments
    • Practical guidance on how to prevent and manage litigation
    • Tools and tips for conducting investigations and reducing termination risk
    • Mark's updated Employment Law Tool Box packed with helpful “cheat sheets” on all major employment laws, a sample social media policy and much more

    DISCLAIMER: This presentation and the materials are provided for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal or HR advice. Please consult your HR or Legal representative before using or implementing any of the processes or information contained herein.

    Complimentary Continuing Education Credits: This program has been approved for 1 recertification credit hour toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). Please be sure to note the program ID number on your recertification application form. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.
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