So you’re interested in a career in trades and manufacturing…but how do you land a job? When you consider all the postings on the Trades Hub job board, how do you get selected over others applying for the same position? We don’t have all the answers, but we do have some insights from a survey we recently conducted among trades and manufacturing employers. We asked over 150 companies what they’re looking for in new employees. Here’s what they told us.
What characteristics are most important when considering a job applicant (we asked them to select their top two out of eight choices)?
Technical skills are important in trades and manufacturing! Be sure to develop a competence to get you in the door, and then build on it once you’re there.
The second important question we asked this group of employers was to list the most important knowledge, skills, and abilities for their employees. Their responses included:
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