September 19, 2022 How to Recruit Women into Manufacturing (and Why) Women are one of the manufacturing industry’s most untapped labor pools. Recent data from Deloitte points to the fact that women comprise 47% of the overall labor force, but...
September 15, 2022 AEM, Project MFG To Team Up on Workforce Development AEM is pleased to announce a collaborative partnership with Project MFG, a workforce development effort underwritten by the U.S. Department of Defense and other leading...
September 12, 2022 The Aging Workforce: 4 Ways Manufacturers Can Prepare Themselves By Julie Davis, AEM Senior Director, Workforce and Industry Initiatives, SHRM-CP —For quite some time now, manufacturers have been carefully watching and planning for workforce...
August 25, 2022 When it Comes to Workforce Development, Success Starts With ‘Making the Connection’ There's no overstating the importance of getting engaged when it comes to workforce development efforts. However, getting started and actually finding one's footing on the...
August 8, 2022 How to Boost Your Workforce Development Efforts Filling a workforce pipeline is often a task easier said than done, but there are some practical steps organizations can take to engage potential employees and improve hiring...
July 25, 2022 Assessing and Addressing the Effectiveness of Your Internship Program Organizations of all types and sizes currently find themselves right in the middle of what can best be described as "internship season," so there's no better time than right now...
July 18, 2022 There’s Hope: How 5 Construction Firms are Attracting and Keeping Workforce The numbers are brutal.The construction industry had an estimated 494,000 job openings at the end of April 2022, the highest ever.The median age of a construction worker is now...
July 14, 2022 How Manufacturing Companies Can Hire Smarter By Tom Hunley, Product Marketing Manager, Jobvite — Mirroring most sectors, the manufacturing industry is on the path to job recovery. With manufacturing jobs on the rise...
July 14, 2022 Want to Engage the Workforce of Tomorrow? Consider Your Community Outreach Opportunities By Sara Feuling, AEM Senior Director of Construction — Yes, it’s another article on workforce.With record-high retirements and record-low birth rates, we won’t stop talking...
July 11, 2022 Empowering Cultural Innovation With Your Workforce By Jaime Vos, Director, AEM Safety Materials Program — “That’s the goofiest idea I’ve ever heard!”I sat in stunned silence, the comment crushing me to the core. I had given...
May 9, 2022 Leadership Pitfalls to Avoid at All Costs Not everyone is born to be a leader. The good news, however, is that leadership skills can be developed and refined over time, opening the door to career advancement and higher...
January 10, 2022 5 Equipment Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2022 Both the immediate and long-term future of the equipment manufacturing industry will be defined by the development of a number of prominent trends, each of which are poised to...
January 6, 2022 Celebration of Modern Ag Set to Take Over National Mall Agriculture equipment manufacturers and AEM partners in the Washington D.C. ag community are gearing up to showcase how innovation enables sustainability in the heart of the...
August 8, 2022 Compact Construction Equipment Takes the Electric Lead When it comes to alternative-powered construction equipment, there’s little doubt that electric-powered compact machines have gained the most traction.“The 48-volt battery packs...
June 2, 2022 AEM Trade Show Leaders Weigh in on Why Exhibitions and Events Matter Exhibitions are more than just trade shows. They are the gathering points where an industry comes together. With that fact in mind, raising awareness of the importance of...
February 3, 2022 The Environmental Benefits of Precision Agriculture Quantified Agriculture and environmental sustainability have been closely linked for many years. It’s just that there has been little data to quantify the benefits.Until now.“After doing...
July 14, 2022 How Manufacturing Companies Can Hire Smarter By Tom Hunley, Product Marketing Manager, Jobvite — Mirroring most sectors, the manufacturing industry is on the path to job recovery. With manufacturing jobs on the rise...
June 30, 2022 Al Cervero to Retire From AEM Longtime AEM leader and Senior Vice President Al Cervero has announced he will retire at the end of the year.Cervero informed AEM President Megan Tanel of his decision early...
January 17, 2022 The Neuroscience of Conflict and its Impact on Workforce Conflict, which is common in the workplace, can be destructive to a team and an organization. When managed well, conflict can be healthy.Achieving (and embracing) healthy...
June 6, 2022 How Manufacturers Can Take Advantage of Influencer Marketing ByThomas Armitage, Sales Executive, Site Seeker — On LinkedIn, Microsoft has 16 million followers. Bill Gates has 35 million.It's a similar situation with Tesla. They have 13...