It’s been awhile since we brought you back to the roots of this blog. I realize there are some new faces here, exploring the purpose and value of this blog. I am here to help! Welcome to the GROWMARK, Inc. Talent Management blog. Our recruiting team has a mission to improve transparency between the company’s people and the public. To improve our communication to the outside world, we have created this blog. Here are a few topics you can expect to find on our blog in the future months to come:

• Interview, resume, and cover letter tips
• Keys to effective networking
• Topics driven from current events, seasons, and holidays
•  How our company diversity and inclusion efforts are progressing
• How recruiting marketing is used to keep future candidates engaged
• Advice during a challenging job hunt process

We are thrilled to bring this blog to life and committed to motivate you toward improvement in all professional pursuits. If you have a request regarding a certain topic you would like to know more about, please either comment on our blog postings or reach out to us at recruiting@growmark.com! Our subject matter experts are eager to respond to any questions you may have! In the meantime, we encourage you to read through the last three pages of content—it’s filled with quick reads that providing many excellent key takeaways!

​By: Tori Streitmatter

"I don't know why you are so excited to graduate. You're going to be working for the next 50 years of your life" – stated my senior year college professor. I am now several years out of college and still refer to this as one of the best statements I had ever heard. Like a smack in the face, this rather blunt statement put my future career into perspective and prompted me to think of what I do and the company I work for with a different approach.

I believe it is not only important for every person to find passion in what they do, but also important to find a connection to the purpose of the company... What makes you complete your best work? What keeps you walking in that door every day? What makes you stay the extra hour – or four to accomplish the task?  The big reason that rises to the top for me is my connection to the big picture – what is the company's impact on the world? I may not have grown up on a farm, but I find the agricultural industry a place where I can see a real impact on the world. I connect to the work I do because I work for a company that is making a difference in the world by providing. The ways we impact the world range from supplying propane to heat the house on a cold winter day, feeding and fueling the world by providing the best products and services to farmers and growers, and by being the best we can be for our customers daily.
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I'm proud of the company I work for and the industry which it does business. I find passion in what I do daily because I know the difference the GROWMARK System is making on the world. Although 50 years is literally a lifetime, the days go fast when you work for a company whose business you are truly connected to on a deeper level!
 
By: Marissa Williams