The MinnWest Podcast

Recruiting Rural w/ Jami and Melissa

Episode Summary

What's it like to be a recruiter in outstate MN? On this episode, we get to sit down with two awesome ladies (who just happen to be pretty talented recruiters), Melissa Sorenson from Nova-Tech Engineering and Jami Halliday from Life Science Innovations. You'll glean plenty of insights on both the recruiter AND "recruitee" perspective!

Episode Notes

Melissa + Jami have been in the human resource and talent acquisition field for a combined 15+ years. So, we were super excited to pick their brains on what all goes into the work and why they love it.

Here's a snapshot of some of the topics we covered:

• company culture + why it's critical to effective recruitment
• how to engage the next generation of employees
• what to ask a recruiter in an interview
• the impact of COVID-19 on recruitment
• the benefits of an internship or Co-Op program

Learn more about: Life Science Innovations // Nova-Tech Engineering

Learn more about MinnWest Campus: www.mnwesttechnology.com

Connect with Jami // Melissa // Joanna on Linkedin!