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Many employers say they have attempted to connect to universities to recruit graduates, but not all have been successful in creating ongoing relationships with the schools. Those who have been able to connect with local colleges in a meaningful way typically have a large pool of candidates from which to choose (although mechanical, electrical, and mid-level openings remain challenging to fill). One employer suggested connecting with higher education by reaching out to alumni.

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"Graduates do require a bit of recruiting at some of the four-year colleges. We've hired quite a few recent graduates because we've not been able to get those experienced-type of engineers that we're looking for. So, we're thinking, 'Well, we need to invest in hiring the younger ones.' And on-the-job training has worked fairly well for us." Northwest
"It is the relationship with the instructors that they're talking about. Getting us into their classes. And I agree that this needs to happen not just at the college level, but earlier, too." Northwest
"We try to develop relationships with the schools, and we try to get to know more of the curriculum. The challenge is knowing which colleges we should tap into when we have specific needs—which one specializes in that area, that sort of thing." Northwest
"We haven't had an institution create a program specifically for us, not that I can think of. I know that locally, here at the tech school, they're always in tune with getting programs. And this is not related to engineering, but more specific to manufacturing skills. It's kind of a fast-track program that can help feed people into those manufacturing jobs." Northwest