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BUILDING THE FUTURE:
HIRING TALENT

have. I think the older generation tends to think about things
Hearing from differently — that you come to work, then you go home, and
you have your life at home. I think our generation has the
the next generation mindset that every part of the day should be fun.

“When young people come into the workplace and they have
to work hard, it’s sometimes a challenge because some of us
We spoke to the young people who completed the inaugural haven’t grown up around that kind of work. Internships help
internship program at Concepts in Millwork. They shared you see if it’s something you want to do. If it is, you have to
their firsthand take on the internship program and what they have the mindset of coming in and doing what you’ve got to
hope to find in a career. do. The feeling of accomplishing things makes hard work fun
for me. As soon as I finish a cabinet, I feel pleased.”
Nicholas Clark
is currently Colton Pring
working fulltime at completed
Concepts the Concepts
in Millwork. in Millwork
internship, joined
“I thought the the company
internship was full time after
great,” he says. “I graduating from
came in with some Peyton Woods
basic knowledge High School, and
from my shop later decided to
program, and return to school
they taught me full time at Pikes
along the way, Peak Community
training me and making me feel more confident. Everyone College, where he
was friendly, and it was a great work environment. I enjoyed is studying architecture and construction management.
casework and learning about the CNC machines.”
His time at the company “helped me learn how to work in a
When Clark joined the company, he was assigned to true company,” he says. “Before I had only worked with my
casework. family. It gave me experience in cabinetry and how to work
with others.”
“I enjoy working with my hands every day,” Clark says. “It’s
rewarding to take something from start to finish.” Pring says he tried to soak up knowledge from all of the
experienced craftspeople he worked with on the casework
He says he’s comfortable asking for help or feedback. “I have
a good relationship with my managers that I can talk to them team and also in learning about CNC machines. “They
and ask how I can improve,” Clark explains. all have their own ways of doing things,” he says. “It was
challenging, and it taught me a lot.”
His advice for those managing young people who are new to
the industry? He has a few thoughts about how to work successfully with
young employees.
“Keep them interested and keep challenging them. Keep
testing their limits and see what kind of future they want to “Welcome them with open arms and give them opportunities
to learn — and to keep learning,” he says. “Keep it interesting

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