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Industry Insight on Employability Skills

Hear employers from the advanced manufacturing sector talk about the importance of employability skills for entry-level technicians.


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  • Teamwork

    Nikita Murphy, Project Manager, Siemens

    Summary: How to work with/trust a team.

  • Integrity

    Initiative

    Nikita Murphy, Project Manager, Siemens

    Summary: Soft skills such as integrity and initiative will take you the furthest.

  • Integrity

    Nikita Murphy, Project Manager, Siemens

    Summary: Treat each other as internal customers; build department to department relationships.

  • Advice for Students

    Art Cantin, Business Development Manager, Siemens Energy

    Summary: Put yourself in a position to learn multiple skills - be available to get moved around. Learning should never stop.

  • Advice for Students

    Art Cantin, Business Development Manager, Siemens Energy

    Summary: Come in with good work ethic, work hard every day, demonstrate integrity...at all times.

  • Integrity

    Art Cantin, Business Development Manager, Siemens Energy

    Summary: "Be honest, do what you say, say what you do."

  • Integrity

    Art Cantin, Business Development Manager, Siemens Energy

    Summary: Importance of honest time keeping.

  • Interpersonal

    Shawn Meck, Factory Manager, Progress Rail

    Summary: Develop strong interpersonal skills for the first day...your mentor is more likely to train you better.

  • Interpersonal

    Shawn Meck, Factory Manager, Progress Rail

    Summary: Adopt an improvement mindset.

  • Interpersonal

    Shawn Meck, Factory Manager, Progress Rail

    Summary: Interpersonal skills help you build your professional network.

  • Interpersonal

    Problem-Solving

    Teamwork

    Shawn Meck, Factory Manager, Progress Rail

    Summary: Shop floor engagement - solving problems to make the business better.

  • Interview Prep

    Jeremiah Cornett, Plant Manager, RegO

    Summary: Demonstrating soft skills in an interview.

  • Teaching Employability Skills

    Jeremiah Cornett, Plant Manager, RegO

    Summary: High-performing workers are strong in soft skills; they make an employee more successful in the workplace.

  • Interpersonal

    Jeremiah Cornett, Plant Manager, RegO

    Summary: Example of bright engineer who couldn't work well with others.

  • Dependability and Reliability

    Jeremiah Cornett, Plant Manager, RegO

    Summary: Focus on intangibles of being dependable and reliable.

  • Scenario-based Instruction

    Jeremiah Cornett, Plant Manager, RegO

    Summary: One-off training classes don't work, but putting employees in everyday situations and consistently coaching them is helpful.

  • Teamwork

    Problem-solving

    Jeremiah Cornett, Plant Manager, RegO

    Summary: Soft skills are more important than hard skills...key to a collaborative, diverse, high-performing team.

  • Dependability and Reliability (tied to Earning)

    Jeremiah Cornett, Plant Manager, RegO

    Summary: Discusses skill promotions based on soft skills; provides example of $5/hr increase.