{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Alexandra Levit: Reversing the Hiring Crisis","description":"If your equipment business struggles to find employees, you\u2019re not alone. Across all industries, businesses are battling to find anybody who will take their jobs...skilled or unskilled. And business owners are understandably frustrated. However, so are many young people. Some graduate college and can\u2019t get a job. Others can\u2019t seem to find their way, unable to connect their interests to a career and wage they can live on. Our guest expert this month, Alexandra Levit, brings fresh insight from her new book, Make School Work. This conversation will not only get you thinking about the key concept of work-based learning, it may inspire you to take action that will benefit both your dealership and your community. \u201cSmaller companies are in the perfect place to accomplish a really meaningful work-based learning program,\u201d says Levit. If random acts of work-based learning aren\u2019t working \u2013 like doing one-off career fairs or giving one group of students a tour of your company \u2013 maybe it\u2019s time for something more intentional and long-lasting.  Is this about apprenticeships? Yes, but there\u2019s so much more. Will it be work for you? Yes, but it will be a worthwhile effort. Levit hands you ideas and resources for creating a work-based learning blueprint that fits your business. But don\u2019t worry: \u201cYou don\u2019t have to boil the ocean all at once,\u201d she adds. Join us for some new perspective on a nagging problem you might finally be able to fix.    Connect with Alexandra: LinkedIn   Connect with IEDA: Visit IEDA Group Website IEDA Events   Produced By: Social Chameleon ","author_name":"IEDA Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/iedagroup.libsyn.com\/website","html":"