The Workforce Taskforce is a strategic priority of our 2022 Chairwoman, Britt Fleck. The taskforce is a group of organizational leaders from diverse industries and varying sizes who were brought together to help address the county's immediate workforce needs. Together they have produced a number of recommendations and resources that local businesses can quickly implement to improve their visibility and help make them a more attractive company for today’s workforce. There are a number of links below of topics that are separated by topic area.

Click here to download the WorkSource and SelectCobb workforce resource document.​
 
Recruitment 

• Engage with younger talent through career exploration as early as a middle school, if possible, and high schoolers through internship opportunities and experiential learning through Cobb County Schools and Marietta Schools.
• Participate in Job Fairs and Hiring Events regularly and connect with WorkSource Cobb for opportunities to set up custom job fairs and job postings.
• Utilize Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) funding resources
  • One-the-Job Training
  • Work Experience  
• Partner with your local community partners to identify local talent 
  • WorkSource Cobb
  • Goodwill Career Center
  • Cobb/Cherokee Department of Labor
  • Cobb Hires
• Understand America's Labor Shortages

 
Retention

• Figure out ways to create flexibility within your environment
• Conduct Stay Interviews semi-annually
• Be Transparent- Examining the Role of Transparent Organizational Communication
• Allow direct access to executives – Skip a level and speak to managers manager
• Employee Council- Employee Advisory Committees Promote Benefits Buy-In
• Listen to feedback and create anonymous employee surveys
• Upskill existing employees Incumbent Worker Training

 
Recognition

• Recognize in real-time 3 lessons on Real-Time Employee Recognition
• Recognize publicly, creating a culture of recognition
• The 5 Languages of Appreciation 
• Have small celebrations
• Creative inexpensive employee appreciation 
• Appreciation wordle resource tab & Employee Appreciation benefits

 
Culture

• Develop a cultural calendar
• Invest in employee wellness; mental, physical, and emotional
• Employee focused messaging
• Demonstrated values through action
• Flatten organizational chart open barriers to leadership