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Video: Help Retain, Attract, and Welcome Talent

Posted by Zach Jenson  |  Friday, September 18, 2020
 
Since Make It. MSP.'s launch in 2016, hundreds of partners have collaborated through the initiative to better attract, welcome, and retain talent to the MSP region. Today, Peter is joined by two members of the Make It. MSP Leadership Council: Irma Márquez Trapero, Executive Director at LatinoLEAD, and Pamela Lampert, Chief Human Resources Officer at Pohlad Companies. Together, they discuss how the talent landscape of the region is changing, and how our ability to attract and retain talent with still be a critical part of our economic recovery. To help Make It. MSP. and our region achieve our ambition to become a Top 10 metro at attracting and retaining talent, share your goal-setting ideas here
 
If you'd like further background about the overall project, check out this helpful pre-read.
 

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