146: The Workforce Slugfest: A Live Panel on Training Programs, Immigration Policy, and Attracting the Next Generation

<p>You just can’t find the people these days, right?&nbsp;</p><p>Anyone in the manufacturing, engineering, or construction industries knows that the top challenge right now is finding talent. There’s a shortage of willing and able workers in the U.S. – and immigration policies make it difficult to bring in talent from overseas.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>In this episode of Manufacturing Happy Hour, we head to Washington D.C. for a special live panel discussion from the Celebration of Construction on the National Mall.&nbsp;</p><p>Marsia Geldert-Murphey, ASCE President-Elect, Thayer Long, President of the Association for Print Technologies and Steve Hall, Executive VP of ACEC, explore the reasons behind the talent shortage, how public policy could help, and how organizations are trying to attract the next generation of workers.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>In this episode, find out:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>What employers can do to grow their applicant pool&nbsp;</li><li>How firms are trying to attract talent&nbsp;</li><li>Why you need to move people to the opportunities&nbsp;</li><li>How public policy could help&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Why immigration rules need to be revisited&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>What drives young people&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>How organizations are reaching out to school and college-aged students&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><br/><p><a href="http://manufacturinghappyhour.com/iTunes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoying the show? Please leave us a review here.</a> Even one sentence helps. It’s feedback from Manufacturing All-Stars like you that keeps us going!&nbsp;</p><p>Tweetable Quotes:&nbsp;</p><ul><li><em>“When you look at countries like Germany, Belarus, South Korea, UAE, 30% of their graduates are STEM graduates. In the United States, it's 19%. It's a math problem. We just do not have enough people. So we have got to improve our immigration program.” – </em>Marsia&nbsp;</li><li><em>“There's a lot of drivers that motivate young people today, and I don't think they always think about engineering as a way of accomplishin