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How hiring from Puerto Rico can ease landscape labor challenges
As is often mentioned by industry professionals and landscaping companies, finding reliable labor is as challenging as ever. It’s causing many companies to expand their search for employees outside the country, but with uncertainty regarding the political climate, many companies
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Alternative Recruiting Strategies for Manufacturers: What to Do When Local Hiring Isn’t Enough
If you’re the person responsible for keeping a manufacturing floor staffed, you already know the local labor market isn’t giving you what it used to. The job ads run. The signs go up. The recruiters send resumes that never show up for the interview — or show up for two weeks and quit.
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Clay Martin Launches Isla Talent
Clay Martin has launched Isla Talent, a workforce solutions firm focused on recruiting and supporting blue-collar labor, with a special emphasis on long-term employee retention. Because Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, there are no visas needed and no red tape.
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In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Clay Martin, CEO and founder of recruiting agency Isla Talent, describes how manufacturers can address labor shortages by hiring blue-collar workers from Puerto Rico.
How Isla Talent Connects the Skilled Workforce of Puerto Rico with U.S. Manufacturers
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Clay Martin with Isla Talent
Scott Mackenzie discusses the Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress, scheduled for November 3-5, 2023, and emphasizes the importance of cybersecurity. He then introduces Clay Martin from Isla Talent, a recruiting firm based in Puerto Rico, which helps companies find skilled workers.
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Isla Talent helps 100-plus Puerto Rican job seekers find employment in mainland US
After returning from a recent recruiting trip to Puerto Rico, Clay Martin, owner of Isla Talent, says the experience marked a significant milestone for the company, which has now helped place more than 100 workers from Puerto Rico with mainland employers since its founding.
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Isla Talent adds Jorge Morgado as recruiter
With more than 10 years of experience recruiting landscapers from Puerto Rico, Isla Talent is a partner for employers seeking an alternative to the H-2B visa program. Because Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, employers can hire qualified workers without visas, annual caps or lengthy government processing.
How Isla Talent Connects the Skilled Workforce of Puerto Rico with U.S. Manufacturers
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Clay Martin, CEO and founder of recruiting agency Isla Talent, describes how manufacturers can address labor shortages by hiring blue-collar workers from Puerto Rico.
Isla Talent helps 100-plus Puerto Rican job seekers find employment in mainland US
After returning from a recent recruiting trip to Puerto Rico, Clay Martin, owner of Isla Talent, says the experience marked a significant milestone for the company, which has now helped place more than 100 workers from
How hiring from Puerto Rico can ease landscape labor challenges
As is often mentioned by industry professionals and landscaping companies, finding reliable labor is as challenging as ever. It’s causing many companies to expand their search for employees outside the country, but with uncertainty regarding
Clay Martin Launches Isla Talent, a workforce solutions firm
Clay Martin has launched Isla Talent, a workforce solutions firm focused on recruiting and supporting blue-collar labor, with a special emphasis on long-term employee retention. Because Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, there are no visas needed
Alternative Recruiting Strategies for Manufacturers: What to Do When Local Hiring
If you’re the person responsible for keeping a manufacturing floor staffed, you already know the local labor market isn’t giving you what it used to. The job ads run. The signs go up. The recruiters send resumes that never show up for the interview — or show