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Workforce & Training
Talent Talk: Should I Stay or Should I Go?Talent Talk: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

In last week’s column, we laid out the benefits of changing jobs every few years. But there are also compelling reasons to stay put, not the least of which is the plastics industry's impulse to promote employees to leadership positions from within.

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byPaul Sturgeon
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Talent Talk: Plastics Industry Preparing to Hire, but Finds Shallow Labor Pool
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Dec 7, 2020
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byPaul Sturgeon
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American Mold Builders Association Wage and Salary Report Shows Positive Trends
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Nov 30, 2020
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Talent Talk: The Five Best Questions to Ask at Job Interviews
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Nov 23, 2020
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byPaul Sturgeon
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Talent Talk: The Five Worst Questions You Might Still Be Asking at Job Interviews
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Nov 15, 2020
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byPaul Sturgeon
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Talent Talk: More Good News for the Plastics Industry and Its Workers
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Nov 9, 2020
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byPaul Sturgeon
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Talent Talk: Economic Indicators Point in Positive Direction
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Nov 2, 2020
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byPaul Sturgeon
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Talent Talk: The Top Two Reasons Why Professionals Change Jobs
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Oct 26, 2020
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byPaul Sturgeon
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Mack Group Marks 100th Anniversary with Generous Bonuses
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byClare Goldsberry
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Talent Talk: More Reasons Why Professionals Change Jobs
Talent Talk: More Reasons Why Professionals Change Jobs
Oct 19, 2020
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byPaul Sturgeon
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Talent Talk: The Fundamental Reasons Why Professionals Change Jobs
Talent Talk: The Fundamental Reasons Why Professionals Change Jobs
Oct 12, 2020
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byPaul Sturgeon
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Talent Talk: Get Smart About Succession Planning
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Oct 5, 2020
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byPaul Sturgeon
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Bekum America Virtually Celebrates Manufacturing Day 2020
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Manufacturing Day 2020 Celebrates an Essential Sector
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Talent Talk: Don’t Think of It as a Job Interview — It’s an Audition
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byPaul Sturgeon
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Talent Talk: Is My Noncompete Agreement Enforceable?
Talent Talk: Is My Noncompete Agreement Enforceable?
Sep 18, 2020
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byPaul Sturgeon
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Talent Talk: Five Tips for Conducting a Job Interview That Speaks to Millennials
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Talent Talk: How to Write a Job Description That Attracts Millennials
Talent Talk: How to Write a Job Description That Attracts Millennials
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byPaul Sturgeon
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Talent Talk: What Is Your Company’s Millennial Score?
Talent Talk: What Is Your Company’s Millennial Score?
Aug 31, 2020
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byPaul Sturgeon
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Talent Talk: The Illusion of Security — What to Know, What to Do
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Aug 24, 2020
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byPaul Sturgeon
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Injection Molder All-Plastics Receives COVID-19 Worker-Training Grant
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Talent Talk: Should I Consider a Counteroffer? Here’s the Answer
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Aug 17, 2020
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byPaul Sturgeon
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byPaul Sturgeon
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Talent Talk: Why You Should Hire the Older Worker
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Aug 2, 2020
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byPaul Sturgeon
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Talent Talk: How to Lose Weight and Write a Better Resume
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Talent Talk: Ready to Hire a Top Performer? Here’s How to Close the Deal
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byClare Goldsberry
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Talent Talk: Nailing the Job Presentation
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