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Staffing for the Future of Print

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Thursday, April 17, 2008

Our February 2008 article for WhatTheyThink highlighted eight steps to help printing companies effect a successful transition in the pending retirement boom.  Now the present article pushes this prospect even further by encouraging employers to think seriously about our industry’s future personnel requirements--not just in the next year or two but into the coming decade. While PrintLink doesn’t pretend to have a crystal ball, our 15+ years’ experience as industry-specific staffing specialists gives us the uncommon expertise to envision what your labor force might look like as we near 2010—and beyond

Background forces propelling change

Our projections for the industry’s personnel are based on many factors and forces, among them the recent observations of Niall Power, President of the Printing Industries of Wisconsin.  After studying the various factors impacting the printing industry, Power has pinpointed globalization as one of the major forces currently affecting not just printing but all manufacturing.


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About PrintLink

PrintLink’s articles explain the nuts and bolts of maximizing your human capital resources.  Should you wish to receive a PDF file of this article, please contact [email protected].  Or you can find past PrintLink articles in our recently published e-book, titled HR Bible for the Printing Industry: a how-to guide for profitable hiring. It is available by clicking on the following link to the WhatTheyThink Book Store: https://store.whattheythink.com/operations-management/hr-bible-for-the-printing-industry

PrintLink is North America's foremost personnel agency for the printing industry. Our managers offer discreet, confidential placement for all permanent positions in printing, publishing, packaging and document management. Our objective is to make introductions resulting in productive long-term employer/employee relationships.

We accomplish this goal by serving as a bridge between employers and job-seekers. Our industry-savvy managers provide a high standard of professionalism, and personal attention to both sides while helping them achieve the best and most mutually rewarding matches possible. We have earned a reputation for consistent, successful results. Employers who partner with us lessen the burden and increase the effectiveness of their hiring process.

PrintLink built its trustworthy reputation by following a strong professional ethic. We are NOT headhunters and never try to recruit candidates away from their employers. Candidates come to us. Most want to explore new opportunities discreetly because they are actively employed—a situation that gives you comfort and value in accessing hard-to-reach, motivated employees.

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