Addison County Chamber Business Seminar: Keys to Successful Recruitment & Retention. No matter what type of business you're in, one of the greatest challenges here in Vermont is finding and keeping skilled employees. Companies tell us they can't grow for lack of skilled workers. For this seminar, we've invited HR professionals from around Addison County to talk about their experiences and to answer your questions.

We will cover topics including:
-The Recruitment Process: Job descriptions, advertising an opening, screening resumes, interviewing, and the decision to hire.
- Benefits as a Recruitment Tool: What are people looking for and how to select what benefits to offer.
- Onboarding and Retention: Employee orientation, training, engagement and business culture.

DATE: Wednesday, October 9th
TIME: 8:00-9:30 am
LOCATION: Middlebury Town Office, 77 Main St, Middlebury
COST: Members – no charge, Non-Members - $10

Our HR Professional Guests include:
Amy Puglise - Amy is the Sr. HR Manager supporting the Vergennes Collins Aerospace site.
Heather Jerome – Heather has worked at National Bank of Middlebury for 11 years and has been the HR Officer since 2017.
Laura King – Laura is the Human Resources Manager at the Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op.
Ashley Jacobs – Ashley is the HR Representative at Agri-Mark, Inc. located at the Cabot Creamery plant in Middlebury.

Plan to attend this timely seminar to ramp up your hiring skills and techniques. Register at http://bit.ly/2oLtTdu and email Rob@addisoncounty.com with any questions you would like addressed during the seminar.