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Manufacturing Day: How To Get Involved And Why You Should
MFD is your chance to show that modern manufacturing is innovative, tech-driven, and a BFD (big freakin’ deal)! Here are five ways to get involved.
Five Tips to Attract Younger Workers to Manufacturing Careers
Attracting Millennials and Gen Z to manufacturing careers is essential for addressing workforce shortages and skills gaps. But how? Start with these 5 tactics.
Why You Should Seriously Consider a Seasonal Differential
Fall is just around the corner. The season of pumpkin spice, football, fall color tours, and…The Amazon Factor?! Yes, The Amazon Factor — referred to the peak season of Q4, when manufacturers are...
Employees Are Worried About a Recession — Here’s How to Ease Their Minds
Move over, Great Resignation. There’s a new buzzword on everyone’s minds that’s occupying all the headlines these days: Recession. A recent survey cited in Bloomberg revealed that a...
Gas Prices Causing Decreased Attendance? Try These 4 Incentives
Pain at the pump is causing pain for employers Rising gas prices are making it increasingly difficult for employees to afford filling up their tanks or even show up to work at all. At Alliance,...
Employers Face Challenge Of Workers Opting For Unemployment
After months of being laid off, many furloughed employees find themselves saying, “I don’t want to come back to work.” “I want to stay on unemployment.” Months ago this statement would be shocking...
How to Successfully Staff Your Warehouse Jobs
If you’re in the manufacturing industry, you already know that there always seems to be a need for more warehouse workers. In this industry, the cost of employee turnover can be high and it also hurts the morale of your workforce. Employee retention is indeed important, but what can you do even earlier on in your process that can help you avoid employee turnover?
How Self-Driving Vehicles Can Change Manufacturing
It’s 2018, and self-driving cars seem to be right on the horizon. Car manufacturers like VW and Tesla have advanced plans and prototypes for self-driving vehicles, and many other car manufacturers...
Drones: The future of warehouse innovation?
There was a time when, if someone mentioned a drone, your mind automatically went to “war weapon.” That particular word association has changed within the past couple years. These tiny aircrafts are now available for purchase by the average person and could soon be used to assist us in the warehouse.
Benefits of Video Job Descriptions: A 2018 Trend
One recruitment trend that is already taking off, but sure to boom in 2018, is the concept of video job descriptions. It can be difficult for job seekers to get...
Hire Faster and Smarter With Video Interviews
If you’ve ever searched for top talent for your company, you’ll already know that it can become a tedious task. Countless resumes to go through, time consuming phone screens and interviews… there just aren’t enough hours in the day! You might find it useful to incorporate video interviewing into your recruiting process to save your company time and money.