“The postings for Dow apprenticeships go up between January and March. If you see us at any hiring event, we’ll have a QR code. You can scan the QR code and put your information in so when I go to post that job in January through March, I can hit your contact information and say, ‘Hey, remember we met back in September? We’re now interested in posting roles for millwrights.’ or whatever the roles might be. Then March through May, we screen resumes to identify who we’re going to bring in for the interview process. The goal is to start the new group of apprentices in July so that they’re in the plant for a month and a half, get familiar with their mentors, get familiar and comfortable with the environment before they head off to school in the fall. If you go through this phase and didn’t get an interview but still want to be a part of Dow’s apprenticeship programs, what should you do next? If you go into the skilled trades department at Delta, they have all of our programs right there. Delta has everything. They have a whole department that’ll speak to skilled trades, and that helps all the companies in the Great Lakes Bay Region. You can see what classes that you have to take if you are part of the apprenticeship program, and you can proactively take them and when you apply again, you’ve got a head start. By the time you get in front of me for the interview, you’re already a step ahead. Now you’re not in school for three years—you might only be in school for a year and then you’re off full-time to your apprenticeship learning. I had a candidate follow me to two different career events. He introduced himself and said, ‘I’m taking the classes.’ The posting was down before he had a chance to apply, but he went into Delta, got enrolled, and started taking the classes he needed. That’s that persistence it takes sometimes to stay in front of employers. If you really want it and show that desire, it’s a win-win for both of us.” – Robert Guerra, Early Career Site Development Leader, Dow #heybaycity #baycity #baycitymichigan #michiganjob #michigancareers #baycounty #baycountymichigan #youngprofessional #intern
Robert Guerra I love this!
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10moGreat story on tenacity!