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You Are Either A Risk Or An Investment with Bill Seaman

Most manufacturing hiring advice is either vague or completely detached from how industrial automation jobs really work. So I brought on Bill Seaman, Director of People Operations at Philomatic, to get brutally practical about what attracts great engineers, technicians, and field service talent and what quietly drives them away.

We start with the reality a lot of people avoid talking about: layoffs, short tenures, and career pivots. Bill explains how candidates can reframe those moments, show adaptability, and answer the unspoken question every hiring manager has: are you a risk or an…

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