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Employer Quotes

The quotes below are from employers in this industry: Manufacturing

They are talking about this topic: General Skills

 

The quotes below are about this issue:
Several employers want new hires that have stronger project management and leadership skills.

Employer Quote Region
"Small team integration ties in with it. Those are the terms that are used a lot in our industry. But college-levels use terms that people don't even learn about until they go to work in the industry. So, what does it mean to get together as a small team to make process improvements and to look at a factory from a 10,000 foot view? Or to look at the flow of a product, and to be able to take it apart, and find where the waste is at? That sort of thing is extremely helpful—to have people that have at least some exposure to that skill set." Northwest
"Employer 1: It's perhaps a bit of a stretch on the production technology part. We all talk about people we've worked up through the ranks for positions, and to get people into leadership roles. But, just because you're a great welder, doesn't necessarily mean you're a great leader.

Employer 2: I'd like to see more training in that area—even certificate level for the development of leadership skills."
Northwest
"Communication and facilitation and leadership are important. Because, as we get more global and move around the country, if we open up a new distribution center somewhere, then we're potentially taking people from our plant that are subject matter experts and sending them to other places to help get a certain department or certain employees up-and-running. So, some of those soft skills are a big thing—communicating and being able to get your message out. And, like I said, also being able to facilitate and train. That is important to us, too, as we grow and send people to different locations to help build for the future. So, those are big for us." Northwest
"The need for communication skills is growing, and it is countered by what is coming up the pipeline in terms of the way that kids—who are coming into the workforce—are used to dealing with social media and communication. I think it has put us in an even tougher spot in terms of certain types of communication, teamwork, and leadership. Communication still, at least for now, often has to take place face-to-face with real people. Also, the folks coming in seem to default more towards an impersonal attitude of, 'I'm going to take care of this right here,' without a broader perspective of being a team worker and without a leadership element." Northwest