Get a Job

What do you want to do? What do you want to be? The question many of us asked ourselves when we were in high school and maybe even after high school. Gail Cruikshank, Talent Director for the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation, and new EPIC Coordinator Emily Davis

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.

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.

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.

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.

This week on WJON's "Get a Job" segment I talked with Gail Cruikshank, Talent Director from the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation, and June Rausch, HR Generalist & Well-Being Coordinator at Cold Spring. May is Mental Health Awareness month and Gail and June highlighted the importance of the importance of good mental health in the workplace.

Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation Talent Director Gail Cruikshank joined me on WJON today for our monthly "Get a Job" segment. She highlighted a number of helpful hints for people to get the job they've always wanted in 2021. She says each person should do some talent evaluation, figure out what they want to do and find out what they are good at.