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March 18, 2019St. Joseph, MO |  By: Jenny James

Talent recruitment initiative launched in St. Joseph

 

(Photo courtesy of http://uncommonlife.saintjoseph.com/)

The St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce recently launched a talent recruitment initiative called Uncommon Life. Director of Communications and Marketing for the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce, Kristi Bailey, says the goal is to help St. Joseph businesses attract new employees.

"We have a lot of job opportunities in St. Joseph and we have a lot of companies trying to recruit employees from all across the country.  Employees haven't always heard of St. Joseph, so we needed to put together some information that showcased why living in St. Joseph and working here is a good idea.  What makes us stand apart from other cities."

Bailey adds there is a problem nationwide of Baby Boomers hitting retirement age and says that is a huge concern for employers. 

"....75 million Baby Boomers and 10,000 of those are hitting retirement age every day.  So all across the country we have people that are retiring and we have to do a better job of getting younger people to step in and fill those positions."

For more information on St. Joseph's talent recruitment initiative, you can visit the website uncommonlife.saintjoseph.com .