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Long-Term Recruitment Initiatives

Thursday, July 24, 2008 – updated: 3:44 pm EDT October 27, 2008

Prong 3 Longer-Term Recruitment Initiatives
Implemented During 8/1/07 – 7/31/08
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No.
Date
Initiative
Description
Scope of Involvement
Personnel Involved
1
2/28/08
Job Fair Participant
Career Expo 2008
Participated in career fair organized by local colleges (about 10 in total) for companies in the Charlotte market. 
Shawn Pack (HR Director); Stephanie Huffman (News Coordinator); Melinda Holt (Internet Manager)
2
4/16/08
Job Fair Participant
NAB Career Day
Participated in career fair organized by NABEF for individuals interested in working in the broadcast industry
Shawn Pack (HR Director)
4
7/24/08 & 7/25/08
Job Fair
Unity Conference
Participated in career fair organized by various broadcast organizations for individuals interested in working in the broadcast industry
Robin Whitmeyer (News Director); Susan Tran (News Anchor/Reporter)
5
3/4/08
Job Shadowing
CIS job shadowing for a day
Group of high school students from CMS visited the station for a overview of TV
Sally Ganz (Creative Services Director)

 

Prong 3 Longer-Term Recruitment Initiatives

Implemented During 8/1/07 – 7/31/08
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No.
Date
Initiative
Description
Scope of Involvement
Personnel Involved
6
3/13/08
Other
Leadership Cabarrus
Meeting with local leaders within our DMA to discuss area issues and how our station is involved. Various managers of the station are key speakers of this meeting. They provide overviews of their departments.
Sally Ganz (Director-Creative Services); Vince Coakley (News Anchor); Patricia Marsden (Research Director)
7
3/19/08
Job Fair
Livingstone College ’s Spring Professional/Career Development Fair
Participated in career fair organized by local college in the Charlotte market. 
Shawn Pack (HR Director); Stephanie Huffman (News Coordinator)
8
Ongoing
Management Training
Membership with the Diversity Council of the Carolinas
Involvement as a member participating in monthly meetings that consists of various HR representatives from various industries discussing best practices and various other diversity topics.
Shawn Pack , Controller/HR Director

Prong 3 Longer-Term Recruitment Initiatives

Implemented During 8/1/07 – 7/31/08
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No.
Date
Initiative
Description
Scope of Involvement
Personnel Involved
9
6/10/08
Internet Internship
Internet Internship
Initiates, organizes, documents, and evaluates student interns for studying and learning various areas of internet publishing for college credit.
Melinda Holt (Internet Manager) and Stephanie Huffman (News Room Coordinator/Internship Coordinator)
 

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