While many large businesses can tell you about the difficulties they face filling open positions in the current job market, a shallow labor pool may affect small businesses even more. When fewer hands are utilized to make products, it’s particularly important each employee has the necessary skills to be productive. And it’s particularly disruptive to operations when a job remains unfilled because suitable candidates are hard to come by.
Many small business owners struggle to find ways to engage with students, as time and resources are often stretched thin. With just 25 employees, Jaffrey-based manufacturer Graphicast provides a wonderful example of how a small business can take a slightly different approach to workforce development than some of its larger counterparts in industry.
Graphicast occasionally takes on an intern or partners with local colleges on research projects, but much of its focus is on workforce development outside its walls.
CEO Val Zanchuk is active on numerous boards and committees throughout the Monadnock region and state, and lends his support to many programs and initiatives that support education, particularly within manufacturing and engineering. He has also established strong relationships with area schools, which allows for communication on programming and coursework that helps to better align training with industry needs.
For smaller businesses such as Graphicast, the partnerships formed by simply getting involved can be a useful tool for ensuring that the needs of their particular industry are being met by educators. Even for offices, medical clinics, or small manufacturers – where fewer hands are often the norm – an investment of interest, time, and knowledge can strengthen the workforce. This means that with the right staff of qualified employees, small businesses can perform just like their giant competitors.
For more information, please contact Val Zanchuk, vzanchuk@graphicast.com or (603) 532-4481.
Many small business owners struggle to find ways to engage with students, as time and resources are often stretched thin. With just 25 employees, Jaffrey-based manufacturer Graphicast provides a wonderful example of how a small business can take a slightly different approach to workforce development than some of its larger counterparts in industry.
Graphicast occasionally takes on an intern or partners with local colleges on research projects, but much of its focus is on workforce development outside its walls.
CEO Val Zanchuk is active on numerous boards and committees throughout the Monadnock region and state, and lends his support to many programs and initiatives that support education, particularly within manufacturing and engineering. He has also established strong relationships with area schools, which allows for communication on programming and coursework that helps to better align training with industry needs.
For smaller businesses such as Graphicast, the partnerships formed by simply getting involved can be a useful tool for ensuring that the needs of their particular industry are being met by educators. Even for offices, medical clinics, or small manufacturers – where fewer hands are often the norm – an investment of interest, time, and knowledge can strengthen the workforce. This means that with the right staff of qualified employees, small businesses can perform just like their giant competitors.
For more information, please contact Val Zanchuk, vzanchuk@graphicast.com or (603) 532-4481.
