Renaud Megard | NFI LLC president and CEO
Throughout my career in various industries, the biggest challenges I have faced have come from finding the right people. As a result, we have introduced a new program at NFI that is helping to attract our next generation of skilled and informed employees.
“Corridor to College” is a focused-future program that allows high school graduates to choose from among three corridors, the three paths to a future in our industry: engineering/design, production management and business management.
This program can be an element of a company culture that truly stands the test of time. Being presented with a number of potential career paths, novice employees can experience aspects of a manufacturing business that will enable them to understand why and how decisions they make in upcoming years can affect their peers and customers.
We look at this program as a rare opportunity for those starting their careers to work in several different capacities within our company, providing a chance to identify and select their most fulfilling employment “corridor.”
The message we are delivering to young people beginning their careers and educational path is that there is more going on behind the scenes in manufacturing companies than they realize.
We want to make them aware of marketing and sales opportunities, and how the latest business-to-business strategies and use of technology attract new customers. We also want our next generation of workers to watch our designers and engineers create innovative projects and to see firsthand exactly how the production staff works its magic.