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Careers in Agriculture

Careers in Agriculture. AgCareers.com Kathryn Doan. What is Agriculture. A Changing Industry. A war for talent. Brands in Agriculture - AgCareers.com Partner Clients 90% Renewal Rate.

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Careers in Agriculture

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  1. Careers in Agriculture AgCareers.com Kathryn Doan

  2. What is Agriculture

  3. A Changing Industry

  4. A war for talent

  5. Brands in Agriculture - AgCareers.com Partner Clients90% Renewal Rate

  6. AgCareers.com is the leading online job board and human resource service provider for agriculture, food, natural resources, and biotechnology • Established in 1997 • Work with agribusiness and food companies • primarily across North America and some Globally • • Active jobs on site each month 3,800 • • Each month there are more than 795,000 page • views on AgCareers.com • • On Average 7,300 applications are sent to jobs posted on AgCareers.com each month • • There are more than 9,000 updated, online resumes in the database • AgCareers.com offers a number of additional products and services to deepen relationships with clients to meet their human resource needs

  7. Suite of Products Workshops Training & Consulting

  8. Agriculture has more than production jobs! • A variety of jobs from Sales to Research and HR to Finance • We compete with national job boards (CareerBuilder, Monster, Yahoo, Workopolis) • Niche boards are the future of successful internet recruiting

  9. Employers on the Site – Canada New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island Ontario, Quebec NWT, Nunavut, Yukon Manitoba, Saskatchewan Alberta, British Columbia

  10. Job Postings by Education Level

  11. Applicants by Education Level

  12. Applicants on the Site

  13. Lets Take a Look-See

  14. Enrollment and Job Trends in Agriculture • Four major factors shape the market for graduates between 2010 and 2015: • Macroeconomic conditions and retirements • Consumer preferences for nutritious and safe foods • Food, energy, and environment public policy choices • Global market shifts in population, income, food, and energy • Source: Employment Opportunities for College Graduates in Food, Renewable Energy and the Environment Jobs in Ag Industry Graduates in Ag Industry Source: Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Enrollment and Employment Outlook

  15. 2010 in Review • AgCareers.com experienced a significant 23% increase in jobs posted in 2010 • The agriculture, food, biotechnology and natural resources sectors held steady during the recession • Jobs posted ranged in industry type, such as Agronomy, Equipment/Machinery, Grain/Crops, Finance/Banking and Crop Protection/Chemicals • 47% of jobs posted require a bachelor’s degree or higher, 19% require a minimum of a high school diploma, 10% required a skilled trade certificate, while 24% required a college/associates diploma. AgCareers.com: Job Outlook Report, 2010

  16. Top 10 Industry Types in Canada Agronomy Seed Biotechnology Equipment/Machinery Grain Dairy Crop Protection Crops Feed Finance and Food AgCareers.com: Job Outlook Report, 2010

  17. Agricultural Industry Career Sectors Equine   Pest Management   Real Estate   Forestry Sheep/Wool/Goat   Legal   Plastics   Protein   Viniculture Fruit/Vegetables   Energy   Commodities   Internet/E-business/Computer   Horticulture/Turf/Ornamental Retail/Merchandise  Nutrition   Environment   Education/University/Extension Irrigation   Poultry   Meat Processing   Communication/Media   Organic   Government/Association   Manufacturing   Natural Resources Agronomy Biotechnology   Equipment/Machinery   Grain   Seed   Dairy   Crop Protection/Chemicals/Fertilizer Food/Hospitality   Beef   Feed   Finance/Banking/Insurance   Pork   Construction   Bio Fuels   Livestock Animal Health  

  18. Career Types in Canada AgCareers.com: Job Outlook Report, 2010

  19. What Employers are Saying • Project Management • Communication • Negotiation • Action Planning • Networking • Organizational • Interpersonal • Problem Solving • Team Work • Logical Looking for candidates with the following skills and competencies:

  20. What Employers are Saying

  21. What Employers are Saying about motivating in Agriculture *Percentages do not total 100; respondents were allowed to select multiple responses. Results are calculated dividing the number of responses by respondents.

  22. Agriculture Jobs Do I have to have an Agriculture background, to work in this sector?

  23. Finance to Machinist Product ManagerDorchester, Ontario, Central Canada Agrium Treasury & Taxation AnalystGuelph, Ontario, Central Canada Nutreco Canada Parts ConsultantAyr, Ontario, Central Canada Premier Equipment Intellectual Property Manager Toronto Area, Ontario, Central Canada Pioneer Service TechniciansMitchell, Ontario, Central CanadaGreat Lakes New Holland

  24. Agriculture Jobs Agronomy SpecialistToronto, Ontario, Central Canada Nutriag Grain TraderMississauga, Ontario, Central Canada Parrish and Heimbecker Feed and Forage Nutrition Sales RepGuelph, Ontario, Central Canada SGS Canada Trait Marketing Lead - Corn & Soybeans Guelph, Ontario, Central Canada Monsanto Grain Marketing AdvisorChatham, Ontario, Central Canada South West Ag Partners

  25. Educational Resources Agriculture in the Classroom Ontario Agri-Food Education

  26. Social Media – Youtube

  27. Newsletter Archives “Choosing A Career” “Job Interview Do’s and Don’ts” “Understanding and Utilizing Your Strengths” “The Art of Shaking Hands” “Asking the Right Questions” “Tips for making small talk during an interview” “Cover letter Tips” “Tips for Negotiating Salary”

  28. Teacher Tips! • www.agcareers.com/newsletter/teacher_handout.htm

  29. Educational Resources www.AgCareers.com Website Agri-Marketing Ag & Food Employer Guide Agribusiness Human Resources Review AgCareers.com: Job Outlook Report Newsletter Articles – weekly Newsletter www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9aBLeNE3ig&feature=youtu.be www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DNbOzupS3k&feature=youtu.be

  30. Kathryn Doan Business Development Manager Kathryn.Doan@AgCareers.com 1-877-438-5729 ext. 5191

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