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Personal Branding for Manufacturing Professionals: Building Your Industry Presence

April 25, 2024

Personal branding sets you apart from other manufacturing professionals. Building your industry presence helps you form industry connections, stand out in the job market, and advance your career. Because personal branding helps build your presence within the manufacturing industry, you should start taking steps to enhance your professional reputation today. These methods can help. Discover…

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Managing Cross-Generational Teams in Manufacturing

April 18, 2024

The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and the Manufacturing Institute (MI) surveyed manufacturers and interviewed industry leaders to create the November 2021 report Multigenerational Teams in Manufacturing: Industry Trends and Best Practices for Leveraging Age Diversity. The results showed that manufacturing employers who successfully manage cross-generational teams target knowledge transfer, recruitment, and employee feedback.…

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Emerging Careers in Manufacturing: Opportunities Beyond the Production Line

April 11, 2024

Emerging careers in manufacturing offer opportunities beyond the production line. The increasing use of emerging technologies provides ongoing opportunities for manufacturing professionals to reskill and advance their careers. The growing use of technology and automation provides additional opportunities for manufacturing professionals to diversify their careers. As a result, these professionals have virtually endless opportunities to…

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How Virtual Reality Is Transforming Training and Recruitment in Manufacturing

April 4, 2024

Virtual reality is transforming training and recruitment in manufacturing. This technology creates a virtual environment that users interact with. Employees wear virtual reality headsets that transport them to a simulated manufacturing environment to engage in tasks and procedures in a safe, controlled setting. As a result, the employees can learn from their mistakes without real-world…

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