Workforce Southwest Washington to host employee recruitment workshop

Workforce Southwest Washington (WSW), a nonprofit local workforce development board for Clark, Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties, will host two workshops for local businesses to address employee recruitment and retention challenges.

The two-part workshop will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, June 5, and Wednesday, June 12, at 805 Broadway St., Suite 412, Vancouver.

The workshop series will be held by human resource staff at Salsbury & Co. According to a news release from WSW, attendees will learn how to: 

• Reach a larger pool of qualified, diverse candidates
• Recruit and onboard new employees to set them up for success
• Improve organizational operations, employee engagement and satisfaction

“At the end of the series, participants will walk away with a recruitment and retention action plan for their organization,” according to the release.

Only two participants per organization may attend. Pre-registration is required at forms. office.com/r/ntvc2jiGcQ.

For more information about the event, contact WSW project manager Nolan Yaws-Gonzalez at nyaws-gonzalez@workforcesw.org or 360-567-1066.