“They Can’t Do It Without Us”
Pre-Employment Training Partnership
Wilkes Community College
Presenter: Becky Greer, HRD Director
rebecca.greer@wilkescc.edu
GE Aviation
• Ready, Set, Go!
Number of Applicants Needed
for Quarterly Hiring Goals
15
Enter Number of Hires Needed Here
Selection Step
Pass Rate
Total Applied
Volume
147
Passed EZ App
80%
118
Schedule for SAM
Passed SAM
99%
116
65%
76
Schedule for Training
88%
67
Pass Training
60%
40
Schedule for Interview
99%
40
Pass Interview
50%
20
Job Offer
80%
16
BG Check/Drug Screen
97%
15
Hired
97%
15
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
19%
15
Number of Applicants Needed
Source: GE Aviation (Select International)
147
GE Hiring
Schedule 2015
First Round
o 12/1/14 – 1/9/15 Accepting applications
o 2/2/15 – 2/28/15 Pre-hire training @ CNC Training
Center
o 2/23/15 – 3/6/15 Careful Selection Process
o 3/2/15 – 3/27/15 Offers Extended / Background
checks
o 4/6/15 – 15 New hires begin training @ CNC
Training Center
Second Round
15 New Hires per Quarter
Start Date
Apr. 7, 2015
July 6, 2015
Oct. 5, 2015
Production Ready
July 27, 2015
Nov. 2, 2015
Jan. 30, 2016
o 3/2/15 – 4/13/15 Accepting applications
o 5/4/15 – 5/29/15 Pre-hire training @ CNC Training
Center
o 5/25/15 – 6/5/15 Careful Selection Process
o 6/1/15 – 6/26/15 Offers Extended / Background
checks
o 7/6/15 – 15 New hires begin training @ CNC
Training Center
Third Round
o 6/1/15 – 7/11/15 Accepting applications
o 8/3/15 – 8/28/15 Pre-hire training @ CNC Training
Center
o 8/24/15 – 9/4/15 Careful Selection Process
o 9/1/15 – 9/26/15 Offers Extended / Background
checks
o 10/5/15 – 15 New hires begin training @ CNC
Training Center
Candidate Process
May apply directly
Marketing
efforts
NCWorks
Career
Centers
EZ App
& SAMS
40 hr
Pre-hire
training
Careful
Selection
Process
Applicant
Preparation
Offers extended
100 hr
Post-hire
training
Candidate Process
1. Marketing efforts direct job-seekers to NCWorks.gov Employer
Microsite and one of the local NCWorks Career Centers
2. Applicant employability skills training in preparation for GE pre-hire
process: “Preparation for Entering the Manufacturing Workforce”
3. Job seekers complete online GE EZ App
4. Upon successful GE EZ App, candidates can schedule a SAMS
Assessment at a convenient local testing site, (Wilkes Community
College, Caldwell Community College, and others)
5. High Scoring applicants are scheduled for interviews
Preparation for the Manufacturing Workforce
Supplies & Materials
Students are required to have an email address
Students must have a notebook and pen or pencil
Students must have a USB drive
Objectives
Create a resume and upload an electronic copy
Demonstrate behavioral and situational interview skills through a
mock interview session
Become confident in online job application completion
Demonstrate proper verbal and written business communications
Show understanding of GE hiring process
Become aware of the job seeking process through class
discussions of essential soft skills
Attendance Policy:
1. Students are expected to be present and on time for every
class.
2. Students are required to attend all 10 hours of the course to
receive credit.
Recruitment Marketing Strategy
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Direct mail campaign to local dislocated workers
Print ads in regional newspapers
Facebook and website ads
Postcard flyers at local NCWorks Career Centers
Local radio show appearances
Local TV station appearances
Billboards
GE Hiring Event Dec 18 1-7 Ashe Campus of Wilkes Community College
285 attended
Strategy to be be refined and repeated quarterly
Marketing Materials
NCWorks.gov
Custom
Employer
Microsite
Job listings
appear here.
Each job links to
GE EZ App for
online
submission
Plus
GE Careers website
• Trained staff
• Preparation for
Manufacturing
workshops
• Application
assistance
Career Centers
Radius of concentrated outreach
efforts
Pre-Hire Training
 40 hours
 Class includes:
 Company overview
 Soft skills training
 Safety overview
 Math refresher
 Interpreting sketches
 Metrology
 Machine setup
 Flexible scheduling to include day, evening, Saturday options
 Anticipated start date 2/2/15
Outcomes for Expansion Project
477 Applications
297 completed SAMs
169 invited to pre-hire training
157 attended pre-hire training
125 interviewed
65 offers
48 attended post-hire training
HRD is only a piece of the Puzzle
Each team member brought a wealth of
knowledge and abilities to this project. Only
through hard work, collaboration and
communication have we achieved success in
this project.
We are currently assisting GE Aviation with
an additional expansion with the expectation
that we will help them find the workforce
necessary to achieve their production goals.