Episode 103 – The Driller Newscast Future-Proofing with Gen Z: No ‘April Fooling Around’ The Driller Staff April 1, 2024 No Comments This April Fool’s Day, we discuss how only fools would disregard conservation and climate change in drilling. Read More
EPA Aims to Expand and Diversify Environmental Workforce EPA announces plan to hire over 1,000 new employees and 350 interns The Driller Staff February 9, 2024 No Comments The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the launch of “Be EPA” Recruitment Week and new recruitment video, a recruitment campaign designed to inspire and attract the next generation of environmental professionals.Read More
Episode 91 – The Driller Newscast Recycled Water and Green Jobs in the Drilling Industry The Driller Staff January 8, 2024 No Comments Federal and state incentives to building up the workforce for geothermal, groundwater and geotech.Read More
Mentorships: 3 Steps to Develop, Pass Along Drilling Skills Top Performers Can Educate Next Generation of Great Drillers Jessica Alexander October 18, 2023 No Comments Identify top performers, pair them with others learning drilling jobs in ways that complement skills of both.Read More
Episode 80 – The Driller Newscast Raising Industry Awareness for the Next Generation Brock Yordy October 9, 2023 No Comments We talk to the executive director of the Virginia Water Well Association.Read More
Extracting the Core of Your Crews: What Do They Want? Use Open Dialogue Upfront to Help Drilling, Construction Job Retention Jake Fletcher September 19, 2023 No Comments Open dialogue upfront about expectations on both sides can help drilling, construction hiring and retention.Read More
Veteran Hiring Strategies for Drilling and Construction Five Best Practices Proven to Boost Your Veteran Hiring Initiatives Jessica Alexander September 8, 2023 No Comments From networking to job fairs to considering transferrable skills, consider these strategies to recruit veterans.Read More
Episode 73 – The Driller Newscast Filling Important Jobs in Water, Wastewater August 21, 2023 No Comments We talk about recruiting young people for critical infrastructure work in groundwater and wastewater. Read More
All Crewed Up Leverage Internal Development to Grow Drillers from Within Fight War for Drilling Talent with Mentorships, Job Shadowing Jessica Alexander July 14, 2023 No Comments Fight the war for drilling talent with strategies like mentorships, job shadowing and in-house training.Read More
Making Trades Like Drilling Competitive for Younger Workers Grants Help, but Drilling Companies Need Focus, Mindset Change Brock Yordy June 28, 2023 One Comment Grants and tax incentives can help, but we also need to ask why young people so often choose other industries.Read More