Gail Cruikshank

More than 6,000 jobs are available according to Gail Cruikshank, Talent Director from the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation. She says approximately 500 of those jobs are in the construction field. Cruikshank says there are currently limitations for 16 to 18 year old people who'd like to work on construction sites.

St. Cloud District 742 students have an opportunity to explore careers. Gail Cruikshank, Talent Director from the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation and Laurie Putnam, Assistant Superintendent District 742 joined me on WJON today.

We continue to see a job seekers market in Central Minnesota. I was joined today on WJON by Gail Cruikshank, Talent Director for the St. Cloud Development Corporation and Tammy Biery, Executive Director for Career Solutions. Gail and Tammy discussed opportunities for summer career exploration.

Parents, grandparents, friends, neighbors, mentors and teachers can all be influencers of young people. Gail Cruikshank, the Talent Director for the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation, joined me on WJON today. She talked about the latest EPIC (Exploring Potential Interests and Careers) event.

The Great Resignation is turning into the Great Reshuffle in Central Minnesota. Gail Cruikshank is the Talent Director for the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation.

The job market continues to be a job seekers market in Central Minnesota. Gail Cruikshank is the Talent Director from the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation. She says she has never seen a better job seeker market which makes retention of employees and recruiting new employees to Central Minnesota businesses more important.

Central Minnesota is dealing with a tight labor market now and has for quite awhile. Gail Cruikshank is the Talent Director with the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation.

Almost all Central Minnesota industries have been hit hard by the nationwide worker shortage. Gail Cruikshank, Talent Director from the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation, and local HR professional Meghan Murphy joined me on WJON this week. Meghan is also a volunteer with St. Cloud Stand Down.

Internships are valuable to both interns and employers. Gail Cruikshank, Talent Director from the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation, and Renee Theisen, Human Resource Specialist from Geo Comm, joined me on WJON today. Over 70% of employers offer an intern a full time job with 80% of those people accepting those jobs. 56% of interns get full time jobs from internships.

The worker shortage in Central Minnesota and across the nation is encouraging employers to be a "Choice" employer. Talent Director Gail Cruikshank from the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation joined me on WJON Today.