Work for ME 2024

Defense force: New coalition looks to build talent pool for Maine’s military businesses

Defense employers across Maine need to hire 8,000 people over the next five years. But in such a tight labor market, where will those workers come from? That's what the Maine Defense Industry Alliance is trying to figure out.

How to benefit your business with employee benefits

With unemployment rates continuing to hover at record lows, finding ways to recruit and retain talent can...

How to make mental health a workplace priority

The workforce is demanding employers take the lead to normalize mental health in the workplace, and leaders...

How to recruit with DEI in mind

The director of diversity, equity and inclusion at the Jackson Laboratory provides tips for hiring managers and entire businesses. Just because you don’t understand someone’s preferences or lifestyle, he says, doesn’t mean those things don’t matter.

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Maine CareerCenters Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) CareerCenters provide employment and training services at no charge for Maine...

The Intern: A high school junior tackles the business world through internships

There is more than one path to entering a particular career. Many people think the only way...

The teacher: How an Old Town teacher helped spark a Ph.D. student’s intellectual drive

A doctoral candidate at the University of Maine, Josh Hamilton, is conducting research into cancer and hopes to continue his work in a corporate setting. That's a far cry for a Maine kid who began high school by doing the bare minimum.

Working from home: In recruiting bid, retirement home offers workers a housing bargain

At OceanView in Falmouth, affordable housing is an additional benefit the retirement community can offer to draw and keep employees in a tight labor market.

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