“Top 10 Global City”
AGENDA
• Introductions • Greater New Orleans economic state of the sector reports • Worknola.com • NOLA MADE – Virtual Career Fair & Black Friday pop-up event • Networking and landing the job that never gets posted • Leveraging our region’s universities and your local alma mater • Furthering your career in the region with leadership & professional
development programs • Quality of life matters – what you didn’t know • Q&A!
Talent Attraction – New Orleans is the fastest growing traditional city in America
Talent Attraction –New Orleans #5 in USA for Young In-migration
THE NEW NEW ORLEANS
Third-Party Validation – Louisiana and New Orleans are at their highest point, in nearly every ranking, in history.
Third-Party Validation – Louisiana and New Orleans are at their highest point, in nearly every ranking, in history.
KEY INFORMATION – LABOR QUALITY
Retention – New Orleans employees are happy!
WHERE ARE THE JOBS NOW & MOVING FORWARD? Legacy industries are thriving and newer-to-NOLA industries are emerging – career opportunities abound in both! FOUNDATIONAL SECTORS: • Trade & Logistics (Shipping) • Energy (Oil & Gas) • Advanced Manufacturing EMERGING SECTORS: • Digital Software / Tech • Healthcare & Bio Innovation • Water Management
Learn more at: portno.com/about
TRADE & LOGISTICS: The Port of New Orleans Historical and future driver of growth for the GNO region
• Fastest Growing Export Port in the U.S. • Fastest Growing Import Port in the U.S. • No. 1 LME Port in the U.S. for nonferrous metals • No. 1 U.S. Port for Import Natural Rubber • No. 2 U.S. Port for Export Frozen Poultry • No. 2 U.S. Port for Import Coffee • No. 3 U.S. Port for Import Steel • No. 6 U.S. Port for Import Plywood • Chemicals are No.1 Export of the Port of New Orleans
ENERGY
Learn more at gnoinc.org/initiatives/gno-inc-initiatives/stateofthesector/
A Hub of Economic Activity - #1 in South for Economic Development wins for the decade
Learn more at: www.gnoinc.org/wp-content/uploads/GNO_Inc_State-of-the-Sector_AM_FINAL-1.pdf
A Culture of Innovation – #5 in USA for software growth
Learn more at: luc.id/careers | ge.com/careers
https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/10/lucid-60-million/
To apply for a job, visit: louisianajobconnection.com/DXCNola
JUST ANNOUNCED - Largest Economic Development Win in the History of Louisiana & New Orleans
Learn more at: NewOrleansTech.com
THE NEW NEW ORLEANS A Culture of Innovation
Collision • Fastest-growing tech conference in America
• 20,000 people from 110+ countries
#WhyNOLA for Tech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nExJLjmSJ5g
HEALTHCARE & BIOINNOVATION Unprecedented investments in the bio medical corridor, coupled with startup incubators and universities, are fueling growth in the sector
Ochsner Center for Innovation University Medical Center
Proton Therapy Cancer Research Center VA Hospital
HEALTHCARE & BIOINNOVATION Unprecedented investments in the bio medical corridor coupled with startup incubators and universities are fueling growth in the sector
New Orleans BioInnovation Center Learn more at www.medstartr.com/nolahi
BioInnovation Center Tenant, AxoSim
HEALTHCARE & BIOINNOVATION The Top 10 Regions for Healthcare Growth (2007-2017) 1. New Orleans (78 percent) 2. Boise, Idaho (72 percent) 3. Austin, Texas (51 percent) 4. Columbus, Ohio (51 percent) 5. Bakersfield, Calif. (49 percent) 6. Grand Rapids, Mich. (47 percent) 7. Las Vegas (44 percent) 8. Sarasota, Fla.; North Port, Fla.; Bradenton, Fla. (42 percent) 9. San Jose, Calif. (37 percent) 10. Denver (37 percent)
HEALTHCARE & BIOINNOVATION
Learn more at: gnoinc.org/news/publications/state-of-the-sector/
HEALTHCARE & BIOINNOVATION
Learn more at: www.gnoinc.org/wp-content/uploads/GNO_Inc_Water_State-of-the-Sector_FINAL.pdf
See full list of Charter Schools at www.lacharterschools.org/about-charter-schools/find-a-charter-school/
To create your own user profile, visit: WorkNola.com
• Largest, most widely used job & talent board in the Greater New Orleans region
• Free to job seekers AND employers alike
• Employers prefer it over national boards: “quality” • Updated site to roll out end of this year
• Louisiana Job Connection (LJC), Linked In,
Indeed & Glassdoor are important to utilize, too • If you’re a local university grad, don’t forget your
alma mater’s career center job board – they’re not just for undergrads!
NOLA MADE – VIRTUAL CAREER FAIR & POP-UP EVENT
REGISTER AT BITLY.COM/NOLAMADE17
NOLA MADE AND WE’RE HIRING.
2016 Lucid • Confidential C H E C K U S O U T O N T H E M U S E O R A T L U C . I D / C A R E E R S
WE ARE
http://www.inspirenolacharterschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=298859&type=d
https://worknola.com/longuevue-capital/business-development-associate
https://www.hancockwhitney.com/company-careers
NETWORKING TO GET THE JOB THAT’S NOT POSTED • NOLABA Career Connections: Next event is
Friday, December 8 – register on Eventbrite.
• Save the Date for Emerge Summit, for young professional development: July 27, 2018
• Leverage your school’s alumni network. Contact
alumni-owned businesses & request informational meetings with fellow alums. They want to help!
NETWORKING TO GET THE JOB THAT’S NOT POSTED
• For every 200 resumes received online for a job, one person gets hired; for every 7 referrals from internal employees, one person gets hired => get the internal referral!
• Sign up for 504ward at 504ward.com and meet Connectors and like-minded peers at our events.
• Restaurant Night: Wed, Dec 13 at Dooky Chase’s
• Send us your resumes! [email protected] ; [email protected]
**Mardi Gras Career Fair takes place in the Superdome on Friday, February 2, 2018!**
UNIVERSITY CAREER RESOURCES
** UNO uno.edu/career-services Event: Crawfish Mambo on May 12 ** Xavier xula.edu/career-services **Tulane - tulane.edu/hiretulane - freeman.tulane.edu/career-center - sph.tulane.edu/career-services0 - tulane.joinhandshake.com/login
** Loyola University studentaffairs.loyno.edu/careers ** Dillard dillard.edu/_current-students/division-of-student-success/ccpd/ Holy Cross uhcno.edu/stulife/career-services.html
SUNO suno.edu/student-affairs-career-center Southeastern southeastern.edu/admin/career_srv/ LSU lsu.edu/careercenter
ADVANCE YOUR CAREER WITH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Civic Leadership Academy
AMBASSADORSHIP PROGRAM BRIAN BELL
METROPOLITAN LEADERSHIP FORUM
504ward.com/nola-guides-leadership-development-programs
CHOOSING YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD Balancing your priorities with Destination GNO
DestinationGNO.com - Arts & Culture - Schools - Parks & Recreation - Neighborhoods Tool - Site update in 2018
QUALITY OF LIFE – WHAT’S NEW IN THE NEW NOLA
JOIN US!
Mary Matthews Executive Director, 504ward [email protected] 504ward.com/nola-guides Evie Poitevent Human Capital Manager, GNO, Inc. [email protected] gnoinc.org | destinationgno.com Register for NOLA MADE at eventbrite.com/e/nola-made-2017-tickets-38119981892?aff=eac2