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Saline Lectronics Invests in the Millennial Generation
September 28, 2016 | Real Time with...SMTAIEstimated reading time: Less than a minute

You're heard all the knocks against millennials: they're flaky job-hoppers and they're tough to motivate. But Saline Lectronics has a larger presence of these younger employees, and they find quite a few advantages to hiring staff who are far from retirement age. Saline's Jason Sciberra explains how he manages and motivates these young people.
To watch this interview, click here.
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