-: Right now in my role in recruiting what I like most
is connecting people with jobs that they really love.
I feel awesome when somebody comes to me and says,
"This is the best job that I've ever had.
"I can't believe that I hadn't heard about
"Hammer before this", or,
"I've never had an employer provide me with
"this kind of support before."
When I was doing direct care I really liked that
I was making a meaningful impact on our individuals'
lives and now I really like that I'm
helping other people find and make that connection.
The biggest challenge that we face is
the workforce labor shortage in Minnesota.
There aren't enough people for the jobs that we have,
and since we are a social services,
government funded, non-profit, the wages can't compare to
for profit industries.
So I am trying really hard to make sure that people
understand the other kind of value that a
job at Hammer can bring them,
even though we can't pay people a lot of money
we can provide a lot of other value to peoples' lives.