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INSIGHTs & INTUITION

Q.What are you doing to connect with local college students and encourage them to explore post-graduation career options within your company?

We hire a team of “Flinterns” each summer who get to work as a group to take a pro-bono project from start to finish. We also have interns throughout the year depending on department needs. All interns are fully integrated into the agency, which gives them diverse experience and gives us the opportunity to see if they fit with our company culture. Last year, we received 120 applications for four positions, so the program is very competitive. We also have a millennial roundtable group that meets every month to make sure we’re embracing this generation’s unique skills and work habits.

RECRUITING MANAGER

KLJ actively recruits new employees by reaching out to colleges across the region. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, our diverse company structure provides exceptional opportunities for ongoing training, tuition assistance and professional growth. KLJ also offers students valuable internships that often lead to full-time jobs after graduation. We know that by investing in our employees, we can provide top service to our clients.

American Crystal Sugar Co. participates in local and regional career fairs to help engage students in our career opportunities. We offer engineer and ag internships and have regular contact with tech school students across Minnesota and North Dakota to promote our skill level employment options. To further our reach, we attend middle and high school events to help students understand we offer rewarding, thriving careers that are close to, if not right in, their hometowns. We also take every opportunity to highlight the multiple career development paths and education assistance we offer — because when employees advance, so does our company.

MDU Resources and our companies engage with students in many ways, including traditional internships and conducting practice interview sessions, which give our managers a chance to practice giving interviews while students get tips on being interviewed. We also do some more unique things, such as taking lunch to students in the lineworker program at the local college, and then spending time visiting about opportunities within our companies. And we invite students from the local colleges into our offices, where employees talk to them about their jobs. It gives students a chance to ask questions and get answers from someone who’s living the career they’re pursuing.

With such tremendous talent coming out of the universities and post-secondary institutions of the Dakotas and Minnesota, Dacotah Bank is working to develop deeper relationships with professors, administrators and students across our footprint. In addition to our internship and employee development opportunities, we’ve been hosting receptions at the various colleges and universities which allow students to connect with current employees and members of our leadership team in a more informal manner. We consider Dacotah Bank to be an employer of choice — one that seeks out individuals who fit into our culture and will strive to carry out our mission, vision and values — and we’re committed to providing soon-to-be and recent graduates with the opportunity to have a long-term, fulfilling career as part of the Dacotah Bank family.

MARLENE MILLER

DIRECTOR OF TALENT STRATEGY ALTRU HEALTH SYSTEM GRAND FORKS

Nearly 500 college students have learning experiences at Altru each year, completing practicums, clinical rotations and internships. Creating meaningful experiences for students to learn, grow and love what they do is our goal. Altru is active in the classroom, supporting community events, and leveraging online resources. We use college job boards, host luncheons for students, attend career fairs, display information at career centers and connect with student organizations. Our shadowing program fills 1,600 student experience requests annually, and fostering strong relationships with instructors is an efficient and positive way to share information with students. Our employee college alumni join recruiters in the classroom, bringing a trusted and relevant voice. Providing feedback to students, sharing our passion for what we do, sending thank you notes and small gifts extend our appreciation.

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30.0 migrant population 3,716,260

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1,275,855 40,294 457,185 5,489,594 total 239,910 6,307 28,649 482,062

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5,076 27,845 557,165

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