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Marketing Mobile to Attract Talent

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From metallurgical engineer to computer network technician to orthodontic assistant, literally thousands of jobs for salaried employees in Mobile are listed on the Internet. Increasingly, the Mobile Area Chamber is hearing how local companies need help finding a qualified pool of candidates to fill their open jobs. In 2019, the Chamber expanded its workforce development efforts to address the needs of area employers looking for professionals to fill positions in engineering, IT, healthcare, human resources, specialized accountants and more. With the help of an economic development marketing firm, Development Counsellors International (DCI), the Chamber is launching a new talent attraction program this year. Through research and DCI’s expertise, the Chamber is learning how potential candidates are motivated to relocate or return home for work, where they look for job opportunities and what the business community can do to sweeten their offers. Ultimately, from this research, the Chamber will move forward with a series of programs, messages and resources to tell Mobile’s story and what it has to offer. Learn more about what talent attraction is and what it isn’t, the Chamber’s plan to attract talent in 2021, meet a few people who the Mobile area has attracted recently, and find a few interesting statistics gleaned from DCI’s research.

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