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Talent Attraction & Retention<br />
Through Welcome Home Acadiana and Concierge Service, we are working to fulfill our vision to make Acadiana an<br />
attractive place for professional talent.<br />
Through Welcome Home Acadiana recruiting events we connected more than<br />
500<br />
job-seekers with investor companies looking to hire and keep talent home<br />
in Acadiana. In <strong>2016</strong>, three Welcome Home Acadiana events were hosted.<br />
APRIL<br />
23<br />
Festival International<br />
de Louisiane<br />
at Acadiana Center<br />
for the Arts<br />
OCTOBER<br />
15<br />
Festivals Acadiens<br />
et Creoles<br />
in Lafayette,<br />
Louisiana<br />
OCTOBER<br />
31<br />
Homecoming<br />
Event - UL Career<br />
Services & UL<br />
Alumni Association<br />
Concierge Service<br />
Our talent attraction and retention program caters to companies through a customized<br />
recruitment and relocation service for candidates or newly hired personnel. Our team<br />
provides individualized community tours, giving candidates a local perspective.<br />
28 118 95 %<br />
One Acadiana served up 28 tours<br />
for 118 individuals in sectors<br />
including energy, healthcare,<br />
software, and aerospace. Ninetyfive<br />
percent of tour attendees were<br />
from out-of-state and were able<br />
to get a local’s perspective of life<br />
in Acadiana.<br />
one acadiana<br />
at your service<br />
“The community tours that <strong>1A</strong> offers for prospective employees are a great way to shine light on the local area<br />
and possibly seal the deal for new employees – a great service we plan to use now and again for future talent.”<br />
DAN GROSS - Bell Helicopter<br />
A ONE ACADIANA FAST FACT: Lafayette Parish is Home to Festival International de Louisiane, which celebrated its 30th year in <strong>2016</strong>.
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