We interview Paul Kiesche of Aviate Creative this week – a deep resource that focuses exclusively on helping manufacturing and tech companies attract and keep great employees.

What do you have to change about your company to do this?

Do you need boatloads of money – like a software tech firm – in order to get the person you want?

Paul tells us how to change your branding to be the company young job-seeking wizards want to work for.

As an extra bonus, he also shares which single employment website might be killing your reputation as a good place to work – and what you need to do about it.

Today we talk with Chris Hall Aerospace Engineer and professional trainer for one of the largest multinational aerospace corporations. His company is now using VR headsets as part of training, and we will dive into futuristic topics like:

Do you need to touch the part to make it better?

Can you train people without being in the room?

Is VR good enough yet to teach people about maintaining the safety of complicated manufactured goods?

Is data collected for Early Fault Detection (and TPM) infringing on privacy and the right to use the product as you see fit?

Rated the “Best Metal Finisher in New England” this company stays at the forefront through focused projects to reduce water, air, and chemical use, and increase energy efficiency. As one of the few NADCAP-certified Cadmium platers in the US, and a prime supplier for some of the largest manufacturing plants in Connecticut, Metal Finishing Technologies is constantly innovating to adjust to risk and market changes, without sacrificing personnel, quality, or customer relations.

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