Video: Making Manufacturing Jobs Appeal To Millennials

By 2025, there will be an estimated 2 million manufacturing jobs unfilled due to a skills gap. One way to close the gap, is by appealing to millennials.

Dec 14, 2016

Levo founder and CEO Caroline Ghosn discusses millennials and manufacturing jobs.

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