Attract Talent
The New North offers many resources to attract and inform your future talent on the benefits of living and working in the New North region including “More YOU in NEW” recruitment materials you can customize, diversity and inclusion resources, and information on the Northeast Wisconsin Workplace Excellence Award.
Winnebago Catch-A-Ride
Organization: Greater Oshkosh Economic Development
Program Description: Winnebago Catch-A-Ride is a volunteer based service, providing low cost transportation to get people to and from work. Qualified riders do not have their own form of transportation nor do they have access to public transportation. The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Employers benefit from this program by gaining access to employees with reliable transportation and increased engagement with volunteer opportunities.
HashTags: #transportation #attraction #retention
Link to Details: Winnebago Catch-A-Ride
Program Contact: Tricia Rathermel, Director of Economic Development
Phone: (920) 230-3326
Counties Where Available: Winnebago
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Smart Girls Rock
Organization: Fox Cities Chamber
Program Description: Smart Girls Rock is an annual STEM mentoring event connecting high school girls with women working in STEM careers and industries in the Fox Cities region.
HashTags: #smartgirlsrock #myfuturesbright #stemrocks
Link to Details: Smart Girls Rock
Program Contact: Amy Andersen, Director of Talent and K-16 Relations
Phone: (920) 450-5831
Counties Where Available: Brown | Calumet | Fond du Lac | Outagamie | Shawano | Waupaca | Winnebago
Fox Cities Days
Organization: Fox Cities Chamber
Program Description: Fox Cities Days are private regional career fairs that the Fox Cities Chamber organizes with out of region/state career services teams focused on in-demand careers. The goal is to attract talent from outside the region to fill the talent gaps for employers in the Fox Cities region.
HashTags: #destinationfoxcities #foxcitiesstrong #teamfoxcities #govirtualandstayhome
Link to Details: Fox Cities Days
Program Contact: Amy Andersen, Director of Talent and K-16 Relations
Phone: (920) 450-5831
Counties Where Available: Calumet | Outagamie | Winnebago
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Future Fox Cities Career Expo
Organization: Fox Cities Chamber
Program/ Resource Offering: Future Fox Cities Career Expo
Program Description: Future Fox Cities is an annual Career Expo hosted by the Fox Cities Chamber which unites Fox Cities employers with 8th grade through college aged students to explore and understand all the diverse career opportunities in the region. The goal of the program is to help students direct their academic and career path and to see their future as an employee in the Fox Cities region. Newly added in the last hour of the event, college students can connect with employers to find employment.
HashTags: #futurefoxcities #findyourfuture
Link to Details: Future Fox Cities Career Expo
Program Contact: Amy Andersen, Director of Talent and K-16 Relations
Phone: (920) 450-5831
Counties Where Available: Brown | Calumet | Fond du Lac | Outagamie | Shawano | Waupaca | Winnebago
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Virtual Career Experiences
Organization: Inspire Sheboygan County
Program/ Resource Offering: NEW Manufacturing Alliance Employer Collaborative
Program Description: : Virtual Career Events help connect students to the in-demand pathways and careers to the New North Region. Events feature working professions who share about a day in the life of their career and answer any students questions.
HashTags: #virtualcareerevents
Link to Details: https://inspiresheboygancounty.org/virtual-job-shadow/
Program Contact: Nikki Kiss, Executive Director
Phone: (920) 562-4484
Counties Where Available: Sheboygan | Other: Virtual experiences are open to any schools within the state.
Summer Series for Interns & Co-Ops
Organization: Envision Greater Fond du Lac
Program/ Resource Offering: Summer Series for Interns & Co-Ops
Program Description: The Summer Series for Interns & Co-Ops is a hand-crafted talent retention program exclusively created for interns and co-op students within the Fond du Lac area. The series provides professional development, leadership and life skills, and information on living, working and playing in Fond du Lac as a young professional.
HashTags: #SummerSeriesFDL, #intern, #envisiongreaterfdl
Link to Details: www.envisiongreaterfdl.com
Program Contact: Bernadette Ericksen, Director of Business Client Services
Phone: (920) 921-9500
Counties Where Available: Fond du Lac
High School Hiring Expo
Organization: Envision Greater Fond du Lac
Program/ Resource Offering: High School Hiring Expo Program Description: Large Hiring Expo where employers can have a booth and meet with over 1,000 sophomores, juniors and seniors in one location. Six area high schools send students, many are graduating seniors with no plans after high school.
HashTags: #HiringExpo
Link to Details: https://www.envisiongreaterfdl.com/event/3rd-annual-high-school-hiring-expo-business-booth-registration/
Program Contact: Lisa McArthur, Director of Economic and Workforce Outreach
Phone: (920) 322-2289
Counties Where Available: Fond du Lac | Other: We do have businesses from neighboring counties (Dodge, Winnebago, Washington) attend!
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Organization: UWGB
Program/ Resource Offering: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Program Description: Social Evolution - UWGB is offering a 2 level Diversity, Equity and Inclusion non-credit Certificate Series starts on February 1s,t 202. Each level offers 5 weeks of course work delivered self-paced online with live virtual discussions and panel of expert conversation. We will discuss the complexities of cultural and societal biases and how they manifest in our conversations and interactions. Details in the link below.
HashTags: #Diversity, #Inclusion, #Equity, #Rasism, #Bias, #Classism
Link to Details: https://www.uwgb.edu/continuing-professional-education/certificate-programs/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/
Program Contact: Tammy Clausen, Business Development
Phone: (920) 424-1067
Counties Where Available: Brown | Calumet | Door | Florence | Fond du Lac | Green Lake | Kewaunee | Manitowoc | Marinette | Marquette | Menoninee | Oconto | Outagamie | Shawano | Sheboygan | Waupaca | Waushara | Winnebago | Other: The program is virtual so can be shared with your partners in other states.
Project G.R.I.L.L.
Organization: Envision Greater Fond du Lac
Program/ Resource Offering: Project G.R.I.L.L.
Program Description: Project G.R.I.L.L., which stands for Growing Readiness in Learning and Leading, is a program designed to introduce High School students to the career opportunities available in manufacturing and skilled trades within the Fond du Lac area. This educational experience pairs Tech. Ed. students with local manufacturers to design and build functional grills, learn all aspects associated with taking a product from concept through production, as well as, learn about career opportunities.
HashTags: #envisiongreaterfdl, #projectgrillfdl
Link to Details: https://www.envisiongreaterfdl.com/project-grill/
Program Contact: Bernadette Ericksen, Director of Business Client Services
Phone: (920) 921-9500
Counties Where Available: Fond du Lac
Virtual Career Experiences
Organization: Inspire Sheboygan County
Program Description: Virtual Career Events help connect students to the indemand pathways and careers to the New North Region. Events feature working professions who share about a day in the life of their career and answer any students questions.
HashTags: #virtualcareerevents
Link to Details: https://inspiresheboygancounty.org/virtual-job-shadow/
Program Contact: Nikki Kiss, Executive Director
Phone: (920) 562-4484
Counties Where Available: Sheboygan | Other: Virtual experiences are open to any schools within the state.
Internship Draft Day
Organization: NEW Manufacturing Alliance
Program Description: A college internship fair recruiting 100s of students throughout Wisconsin and Michigan.
HashTags: #NEWManufacturingAlliance
Link to Details: https://internshipdraftday.com/
Program Contact: Ann Franz, Executive Director
Phone: (920) 498-5587
Counties Where Available: Brown | Calumet | Door | Florence | Fond du Lac | Green Lake | Kewaunee | Manitowoc | Marinette | Marquette | Menoninee | Oconto | Outagamie | Shawano | Sheboygan | Waupaca | Waushara | Winnebago
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All Star Awards
Organization: NEW Manufacturing Alliance
Program Description: NEWMA's annual award program featuring individuals working at Alliance member companies. The All Stars includes a careers magazine with videos of each winner. The website has over 100 career videos.
HashTags: #NEWManufacturingAlliance
Link to Details: https://newmfgalliance.org/educators-students/all-stars-magazines/
Program Contact: Ann Franz, Executive Director
Phone: (920) 498-5587
Counties Where Available: Brown | Calumet | Door | Florence | Fond du Lac | Green Lake | Kewaunee | Manitowoc | Marinette | Marquette | Menoninee | Oconto | Outagamie | Shawano | Sheboygan | Waupaca | Waushara | Winnebago
Get Real Math Videos
Organization: NEW Manufacturing Alliance
Program Description: The 3-5 minute videos feature 4th - 12th grade Common Core math skills showcasing how math is used in the real world. Free videos and teacher lesson plans.
HashTags: #NEWManufacturingAlliance
Link to Details: https://newmfgalliance.org/educators-students/get-real-math-videos/
Program Contact: Ann Franz, Executive Director
Phone: (920) 498-5587
Counties Where Available: Brown | Calumet | Door | Florence | Fond du Lac | Green Lake | Kewaunee | Manitowoc | Marinette | Marquette | Menoninee | Oconto | Outagamie | Shawano | Sheboygan | Waupaca | Waushara | Winnebago
NEW Digital Alliance
Organization: NEW Digital Alliance
Program Description: Advance collaboration efforts that promote tech health of the region.
HashTags: #IT Careers, #Digital, #Northeast Wisconsin, #Alliance, #jobs
Link to Details: https://newdigitalalliance.org/
Program Contact: Kim Iversen, Director
Phone: (920) 312-7040
Counties Where Available: Brown | Calumet | Door | Florence | Fond du Lac | Green Lake | Kewaunee | Manitowoc | Marinette | Marquette | Menoninee | Oconto | Outagamie | Shawano | Sheboygan | Waupaca | Waushara | Winnebago
Youth Apprenticeship /Inspire
Organization: CESA 6
Program Description: Serving students and employer connections through work-based learning programs and career exploration activities
HashTags: #YA #Inspire #Youth #SchoolPartnerships
Link to Details: https://www.cesa6.org/services/youth-apprenticeship/?breadAdjust=1
Program Contact: Tania Kilpatrick, Director, College and Career Readiness Center
Phone: (920) 236-0531
Email: tkilpatrick@cesa6.org
Counties Where Available: Brown | Calumet | Fond du Lac | Green Lake | Kewaunee | Manitowoc | Outagamie | Waupaca | Winnebago
