Tag: careers in produce
Careers in Produce: Resources and training programs
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Training and educational programs can help produce companies retain employees by giving them the skills to move up in an organization, aid workers in making a transition to produce from another industry, and expose young people to potential employment opportunities they may not have considered.
Careers in Produce: Retention using the basics
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At its essence, success in attracting and retaining talent is simply about providing a desirable working environment.
Careers in Produce: The experience factor
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Part of what makes the produce industry unique is also putting it at risk: business succession is on the downswing, especially in agriculture.
Careers in Produce: Courting mission and meaning
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Not only are young jobseekers looking for work-life balance, but they’re also looking for opportunities where they can make a difference—and this is where the produce industry stands out and above many others.
Careers in Produce: Work-life balance and flexibility
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While compensation has long been an issue in attracting employees to the produce industry, a more recent but now paramount topic is the need for better work-life balance, such as by offering flexibility in when and where employees work.
Careers in Produce: Competition abounds
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Competition for candidates across multiple fresh produce categories continues to intensify.
Careers in Produce: High-growth sectors
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The increasing use of technology has led to growth in fresh produce positions related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Careers in Produce: The discovery process
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Potential hires looking at the produce industry often think first of the grower-shipper part of the equation, with back-breaking harvests and packing, or of drivers, buyers, or workers in the produce department of their local grocery stores.
Careers in Produce: Vast and varied opportunities await
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The pandemic years have had a big impact on the number of people working in the fresh produce industry.