Young Talent: Year-End Report 2007

The challenge to acquire, motivate and grow talent - especially young talent - will become the pivotal economic development and employer issues in the years ahead. See what the Wichita Metro Chamber is doing to assure that your business priorities will effectively match and motivate those of your young professional talent.

Connecting Young Talent to Business

“I absolutely love the Old Town area. The lifestyle is very attractive to young professionals.”
Scarlett Stomberg - Fifteen Years in Wichita

Recruiting and retaining young talent doesn’t stop with YPW. The Red Carpet Program is one more valuable tool in our talent-attraction game plan.

Rolling Out the Red Carpet
The Red Carpet Program assists area businesses with non-local talent recruitment and provides direct support to 65+ local businesses and 225+ HR professionals with various programs and activities such as:

  • Attending career fairs with member businesses to inform prospects about living the great life in Wichita—highlighting the qualities that appeal to YPs.
  • Giving presentations about our community’s quality of life and other attributes to young engineering prospects from around the country.

“The Red Carpet Program has received tremendous response from both HR departments and newcomers. We’re ensuring that prospective talent see all of the great amenities Wichita has to offer."
Julie Boucard - Manager of Talent Acquisition and Development, Wichita Metro Chamber

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