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SUMMARY:Tapping into Talent 4-30-2014
DESCRIPTION:Tapping into Talent\n\nWednesday\, April 30\, 2014\n\nHickory Metro Convention Center\n\n7:45 - 8:15 am Registration/Light Breakfast \n\n8:15 - 11:00 am Program\n\n$25 per Person\n\n        \n\nImproving the Transition from School\, Unemployment to Work!\n\n \n\nDo you have 50 or more employees?  Are you frustrated with high turnover rates\, under-qualified applicants\, the lack of soft skills in the current generation of workers &/or low application submissions for your posted jobs? \n\n  \n\nWe want to hear your feedback\, frustrations\, & best practices regarding the workforce needs of your company in order to create a regional solution! Grab a seat at the table to tackle this topic with Catawba County educators/public leaders/fellow business leaders at the "Tapping into Talent Summit" on April 30th at Hickory Metro Convention Center. \n\n \n\nThis summit will be facilitated by Ted Abernathy\, leading economic development expert\, who participated in the development of Innovate Catawba.\n\n \n\nEvent Hosts: Catawba Valley Community College & Catawba County Chamber of Commerce \n\nFacilitator Sponsor: HSM Solutions\n\nBreakfast Sponsor: Accuforce Staffing \n\nVenue Sponsor: An anonymous donation on behalf of Leadership Catawba \n\n \n\nPlease register to attend by Monday\, April 28th \n\n \n\nHAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD! \n\nLET'S DO SOMETHING NOW!
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><strong><span style="color: black\;">Tapping into Tale<span style="font-family: times new roman\;"><font face="Arial">nt<img height="40" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs184/1101676090553/img/538.jpg" style="width: 93px\; height: 40px\; float: right\;" width="93" /></font></span></span></strong></span></span></div>\n\n<div><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><strong><span style="color: black\;">Wednesday\, April 30\, 2014</span></strong></span></div>\n\n<div><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><strong><span style="color: black\;">Hickory Metro Convention Center</span><br />\n<span style="color: black\;">7:45 - 8:15 am Registration/Light Breakfast </span></strong><br />\n<strong><span style="color: black\;">8:15 - 11:00 am Program<br />\n$25 per Person</span></strong></span></span></div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size: medium\;"><strong><span style="font-family: calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color: rgb(230\, 122\, 39)\;">Improving the Transition from School\, Unemployment to Work!</span></span></strong></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div><span color="#1f4512" face="Calibri\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color: rgb(31\, 69\, 18)\;">Do you have 50 or more employees? &nbsp\;Are you frustrated with high turnover rates\,&nbsp\;</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color: rgb(31\, 69\, 18)\;">under-qualified</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color: rgb(31\, 69\, 18)\;">&nbsp\;applicants\, the lack of soft skills in the current generation of workers &amp\;/or low application submissions for your posted jobs?&nbsp\;</span></span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="font-size: 11pt\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color: black\;">We want to hear your feedback\, frustrations\, &amp\; best practices regarding the workforce needs of your company in order to create a regional solution!&nbsp\;</span></span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color: black\;">Grab a seat at the table to tackle this topic with Catawba County educators/public leaders/fellow business leaders at the &quot\;Tapping into Talent Summit&quot\; on April 30th at Hickory Metro Convention Center.&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size: 11pt\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color: black\;">This summit will be facilitated by <strong><span style="font-family: calibri\,sans-serif\;">Ted Abernathy</span></strong>\, leading economic development expert\, who participated in the development of <em><span style="font-family: calibri\,sans-serif\;">Innovate Catawba</span></em>.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><u><span style="font-size: 11pt\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color: black\;">Event Hosts</span></span></span></u></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color: black\;">:&nbsp\;Catawba Valley Community College &amp\;&nbsp\;Catawba County Chamber of Commerce&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n<strong><u><span style="font-size: 11pt\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color: black\;">Facilitator Sponsor:</span></span></span></u></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color: black\;"> HSM Solutions</span></span></span><br />\n<strong><u><span style="font-size: 11pt\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color: black\;">Breakfast Sponsor:</span></span></span></u></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color: black\;"> Accuforce Staffing&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n<strong><u><span style="font-size: 11pt\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color: black\;">Venue Sponsor:</span></span></span></u></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color: black\;"> An anonymous donation on behalf of Leadership Catawba&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size: 11pt\;"><span style="font-family: calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color: black\;">Please register to attend by Monday\, April 28th&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size: 12px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><strong>HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD!&nbsp\;<br />\nLET&#39\;S DO SOMETHING NOW!</strong></span></span></div>\n
LOCATION:Hickory Metro Convention Center 1960-A 13th Ave Dr SE Hickory\, NC 28602
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URL:http://members.catawbachamber.org/events/details/tapping-into-talent-4-30-2014-04-30-2014-1193
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