METRONORTH WORKFORCE INITIATIVES
METRONORTH WORKFORCE INITIATIVES
Supporting the Next Generation of Workforce Professionals
The MetroNorth Chamber of Commerce loves to support the next generation of workforce professionals . We provide a wide variety of initiatives to enhance career exploration to empower and educate high school students .
Talent Tours & Job Shadowing
Talent tours provide students first-hand , on-site exposure to different careers at local companies such as Mate Precision Tooling ,
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RMS , Hubbard Broadcasting , TPC Twin Cities and many others . We have also facilitated many job shadowing opportunities in a variety of industries .
Career Expos & Conferences
We facilitate and attend high school and college career fairs and conference to promote the workforce needs of area businesses . Recently we co-hosted a ‘ Big Ideas ’ career exploration and hiring fair , attended
by hundreds of students , showcasing in-demand careers via a virtual reality system while visiting dozens of employers at their respective booths .
Business Career Panels
We bring business professionals and students together for speed table and panel discussion . Students ask questions to better understand what steps it may take to get into that career and to make connections with someone who is already in that industry .