CAREERS IN AGRICULTURE Ag Careers com Kathryn Doan

CAREERS IN AGRICULTURE Ag. Careers. com Kathryn Doan

What is Agriculture

A Changing Industry

A WAR FOR TALENT

BRANDS IN AGRICULTURE - AGCAREERS. COM PARTNER CLIENTS 90% Renewal Rate

Ag. Careers. com is the leading online job board and human resource service provider for agriculture, food, natural resources, and biotechnology • Established in 1997 • Work with agribusiness and food companies primarily across North America and some Globally • Active jobs on site each month 3, 800 • Each month there are more than 795, 000 page views on Ag. Careers. com • On Average 7, 300 applications are sent to jobs posted on Ag. Careers. com each month • There are more than 9, 000 updated, online resumes in the database • Ag. Careers. com offers a number of additional products and services to deepen relationships with clients to meet their human resource needs

SUITE OF PRODUCTS Workshops Training & Consulting

AGRICULTURE HAS MORE THAN PRODUCTION JOBS! • A variety of jobs from Sales to Research and HR to Finance • We compete with national job boards (Career. Builder, Monster, Yahoo, Workopolis) • Niche boards are the future of successful internet recruiting

EMPLOYERS ON THE SITE – CANADA Atlantic, 0% Atlantic New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island West, 23% Central Ontario, Quebec Central, 44% Northern NWT, Nunavut, Yukon Prairies, 33% Prairies Manitoba, Saskatchewan West Alberta, British Columbia Northern, 0%

JOB POSTINGS BY EDUCATION LEVEL

APPLICANTS BY EDUCATION LEVEL

APPLICANTS ON THE SITE

LETS TAKE A LOOK-SEE

ENROLLMENT AND JOB TRENDS IN AGRICULTURE Four major factors shape the market for graduates between 2010 and 2015: • Macroeconomic conditions and retirements • Consumer preferences for nutritious and safe foods • Food, energy, and environment public policy choices • Global market shifts in population, income, food, and energy Source: Employment Opportunities for College Graduates in Food, Renewable Energy and the Environment Jobs in Ag Industry Graduates in Ag Industry Source: Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Enrollment and Employment Outlook

2010 IN REVIEW • Ag. Careers. com experienced a significant 23% increase in jobs posted in 2010 • The agriculture, food, biotechnology and natural resources sectors held steady during the recession • Jobs posted ranged in industry type, such as Agronomy, Equipment/Machinery, Grain/Crops, Finance/Banking and Crop Protection/Chemicals • 47% of jobs posted require a bachelor’s degree or higher, 19% require a minimum of a high school diploma, 10% required a skilled trade certificate, while 24% required a college/associates diploma. Ag. Careers. com: Job Outlook Report, 2010

TOP 10 INDUSTRY TYPES IN CANADA 1. Agronomy 2. Seed 3. Biotechnology 4. Equipment/Machinery 5. Grain 6. Dairy 7. Crop Protection 8. Crops 9. Feed 10. Finance and Food Ag. Careers. com: Job Outlook Report, 2010

AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY CAREER SECTORS Agronomy Biotechnology Equipment/Machinery Grain Seed Dairy Crop Protection/Chemicals/Fertilizer Food/Hospitality Beef Feed Finance/Banking/Insurance Pork Construction Bio Fuels Livestock Animal Health Fruit/Vegetables Energy Commodities Internet/E-business/Computer Horticulture/Turf/Ornamental Retail/Merchandise Nutrition Environment Education/University/Extension Irrigation Poultry Meat Processing Communication/Media Organic Government/Association Manufacturing Natural Resources Equine Pest Management Real Estate Forestry Sheep/Wool/Goat Legal Plastics Protein Viniculture

CAREER TYPES IN CANADA Ag. Careers. com: Job Outlook Report,

WHAT EMPLOYERS ARE SAYING Looking for candidates with the following skills and competencies: • Project Management • Organizational • Communication • Interpersonal • Negotiation • Problem Solving • Action Planning • Team Work • Networking • Logical

WHAT EMPLOYERS ARE SAYING Do you plan to do more college/university recruitment in the next 1 -5 years? Percentages Yes 54. 55% No 45. 45%

WHAT EMPLOYERS ARE SAYING ABOUT MOTIVATING IN AGRICULTURE *Percentages do not total 100; respondents were allowed to select multiple responses. Results are calculated dividing the number of responses by

AGRICULTURE JOBS Do I have to have an Agriculture background, to work in this sector?

FINANCE TO MACHINIST Product Manager Dorchester, Ontario, Central Canada Agrium Treasury & Taxation Analyst Guelph, Ontario, Central Canada Nutreco Canada Parts Consultant Ayr, Ontario, Central Canada Premier Equipment Intellectual Property Manager Toronto Area, Ontario, Central Canada Service Technicians Mitchell, Ontario, Central Canada Pioneer Great Lakes New Holland

AGRICULTURE JOBS Agronomy Specialist Toronto, Ontario, Central Canada Grain Trader Mississauga, Ontario, Central Canada Feed and Forage Nutrition Sales Rep Guelph, Ontario, Central Canada Nutriag Parrish and Heimbecker SGS Canada Trait Marketing Lead - Corn & Soybeans Guelph, Ontario, Central Canada Monsanto Grain Marketing Advisor Chatham, Ontario, Central Canada South West Ag Partners

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Agriculture in the Classroom Ontario Agri-Food Education

SOCIAL MEDIA – YOUTUBE

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES “Choosing A Career” “Job Interview Do’s and Don’ts” “Understanding and Utilizing Your Strengths” “The Art of Shaking Hands” “Asking the Right Questions” “Tips for making small talk during an interview” “Cover letter Tips” “Tips for Negotiating Salary”

TEACHER TIPS! • www. agcareers. com/newsletter/teacher_handout. htm

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES www. Ag. Careers. com Website Agri-Marketing Ag & Food Employer Guide Agribusiness Human Resources Review Ag. Careers. com: Job Outlook Report Newsletter Articles – weekly Newsletter www. youtube. com/watch? v=D 9 a. BLe. NE 3 ig&feature=youtu. be www. youtube. com/watch? v=0 DNb. Ozup. S 3 k&feature=youtu. be

KATHRYN DOAN Business Development Manager Kathryn. Doan@Ag. Careers. com 1 -877 -438 -5729 ext. 5191