General Interest

Manufacturing is built on relationships. Leaders in industry focus on one thing above all else: your professional brand. But where do you start to build that?  How do you get your brand in front of people who make hiring decisions? The answer: LinkedIn. 

If you’re early in your career, LinkedIn can feel like a weird mix of job board, social media site and advertising space. That is ok! Now is the time to learn the basics, which can help you develop this tool into a real driver of change. You do not need to be an influencer, you just need to have a strategy!

Illinois manufacturers have a lot to be proud of—and a lot to look forward to. The next generation is showing growing interest in manufacturing, engineering, technology, and the trades (METT). But they need your help to turn that interest into real career paths.

GCAMP is a proud 2023 sponsor of various community programs, including several robotics teams.  One of those teams is composed of five middle- school students: the self-dubbed Team Marshmallow Menagerie.

It's Manufacturing Month!  Back in the day, it was just called “Manufacturing Day.” But thank goodness someone had the good sense to capture the entire month – because there is NO WAY we could fit all of this into one day in the year!