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Boost Your Engineering Career at Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis
Career Connections at Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis offers a wealth of education and networking opportunities for building a successful career in engineering and manufacturing.
Daphne Allen
September 17, 2024
2 Min Read
Attendees at Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis will find resume help and other career-building support.Suchada Toemkraisri/everydayplus/iStockphoto via Getty Images
At a Glance
- The must-attend session, "How to Get Hired & Grow Your Career," will be held Oct. 17 at 11:15 a.m. in the Engineering Theater
- Careers & Coffee networking, resume reviews, and free headshots will also be offered
- Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis will be held October 16-17 & features MD&M, ATX, D&M, & Plastec Minneapolis and MinnPack
Career support is on the agenda at Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis. On October 17 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., show attendees will find several career-focused offerings in the new Career Connections program. This new expo floor experience offers education and networking for attendees aiming to enhance their professional careers or start their journeys.
“Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis’s Career Connections program aims to support the continued growth of Minnesota’s already vibrant and vital talent and engineering communities with networking, insights on being hired, and advancement tools like complimentary professional headshots, and resume reviews,” Suzanne Deffree, group event director, Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis, tells Design News. “It’s our privilege to be able to provide this to Minnesota, a state in which manufacturing employees nearly number 325,000 and that expects a 7% increase in engineering jobs (2023-2033).”
Here’s what attendees can find on October 17:
Careers & Coffee: Network with peers and local leaders from 2 – 3 p.m.
Resume Reviews: Have your resume reviewed by an expert, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., by appointment (sign up at table CC8)*
Headshots: Receive a complimentary headshot, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.*
How to Get Hired & Grow Your Career: 11:15 a.m., Engineering Theater
Overcoming Skilled Talent Scarcity in the Medical Device Supply Chain: 3:15 p.m., MedTech Theater
Career Connections is presented in partnership with SciTech Internship Program, SPE Medical Plastics, University of Minnesota, Urban League Twin Cities, and Build Wealth.
Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis is also continuing its Tomorrow’s Leaders program, which kicked off in 2023 to support the Minnesota career force. This by-invitation program offers local professionals emerging in the manufacturing and engineering industries, ranging from high school students to emerging professionals (college students or engineers with less than 5 years of professional experience):
Exclusive education
Expo floor tour, with exhibitor & supplier introductions at the event
Peer networking lunch hosted at the event
And additional event features
The Tomorrow’s Leaders program will start at 9 a.m. on October 17 and is by invitation only for registered attendees. For more information on the Tomorrow’s Leaders program, contact Barbara West.
Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis will be held October 16-17, 2024, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The event features the co-located shows Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) Minneapolis, MinnPack, Automation Technology Expo (ATX) Minneapolis, Design & Manufacturing (D&M), and Plastec Minneapolis.
Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis is organized by Informa Markets – Engineering, which also publishes Design News.
*These opportunities are on a first come, first served basis.
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