Gail Cruikshank

Hiring processes can seem lengthy and because of this local employers are adjusting this to speed the process of hiring new employees. Gail Cruikshank is the Talent Director from the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation.

For more than 2 years Central Minnesota and much of the country has been dealing with a job seeker market and employers have been having a hard time either keeping the employees they have or recruiting new employees or both.

Many Central Minnesota employers are looking for quality employees. Gail Cruikshank is the Talent Director for the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation. She highlights some tip and strategies when interviewing for jobs in Central Minnesota.

It is still a job seeker’s market but you still need to do your homework to be the top candidate.

The Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation in 2019, 2022 and this year partnered with the University of Minnesota, GREATER MSP, the Itasca Project and other communities in identifying leaders to participate in the program called Minnesota Young American Leader's.

The job market continues to be a job seeker market with over 8,900 open jobs on JobSpot according to Gail Cruikshank. Gail is the Talent Director from the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation who joined me on WJON.

The shortage of quality workers applying for jobs has encouraged local employers to make themselves more appealing to job seekers. Gail Cruikshank is the Talent Director from the St. Cloud Development Corporation.

The work to connect area businesses with the future workforce continues with the EPIC program. EPIC is a community collaborative providing career exploration opportunities for the St. Cloud area future workforce to ensure they identify the career path best aligned for their passions and skill sets.

A shortage of construction workers is one of the challenges Central Minnesota is currently dealing with. I was joined on WJON by Summit Academy President LeRoy West and Talent Director Gail Cruikshank from the Greater St. Cloud Development Cooperation.

Hiring and retaining top quality talent in workplaces has been more of challenge in recent years due to the worker shortage much of the country has been impacted with. Gail Cruikshank, Talent Director from the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation, and Lacey Solheid, Associate Talent Development Partner at Blattner Company, joined me on WJON.