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May Issue of The PCB Magazine Available Now
May 5, 2017 | I-Connect007Estimated reading time: Less than a minute
The May 2017 issue of The PCB Magazine is now available. Everyone is talking about the graying of our industry and the lack of qualified applicants for jobs, ranging from manufacturing personnel to engineers and even management. Who will take over when we retire? Do we simply find qualified individuals or create them? How do we attract and retain them?
Find out this month in The PCB Magazine, now on the virtual newsstand and available for delivery in your e-mailbox by subscribing here.
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