At NETWORK in Chicago, ASA President Patrick Maloney highlighted the importance of face-to-face recruitment and advocated for job fairs to attract and retain talent, sharing his positive experiences speaking at local colleges about industry opportunities.
The ASA has conducted a follow-up study to understand the current state of the industry’s workforce and identify changes since the initial study in 2015.
More than 1,600 distributor, manufacturer and manufacturers' rep locations across the country are currently showing as "Now Hiring" on SupplyIndustryCareers.com.
With the unemployment rate at its lowest level in decades, employers across the nation continue to struggle staffing their companies with high-quality talent.