14 Hartford Business Journal • September 10, 2018 • www.HartfordBusiness.com
By Matt Pilon
mpilon@HartfordBusiness.com
I
nside the steadily expanding
Hartford HealthCare system,
current and future workforce
needs run the gamut from doctors
and nurses to homecare workers,
pharmacists and lots in between.
HHC, the second-largest healthcare
system in the state behind Yale New Ha-
ven Health, employs nearly 13,000 people
at its Hartford County hospitals and
outpatient facilities, and another 6,000
around the rest of Connecticut.
HHC executives say there are always
SPECIAL SERIES
By Gregory Seay
gseay@HartfordBusiness.com
P
ratt & Whitney, for gen-
erations an innovator in
piston and jet-turbine
airplane engines, is apply-
ing its innovation mien to
recruiting, developing and retaining
workers — and future leaders — at its
engineering and assembly facilities in
Connecticut, the U.S. and abroad.
From the novel, including radio
recruiting spots during Red Sox
baseball games to offering new and
Hiring
Blueprint
Hartford HealthCare
pursues multiple
strategies to find,
retain robust
workforce pool
Master
Team
Builders
How jet-engine
innovator Pratt &
Whitney
is building its next-
generation workforce
A new crop of Hartford Hospital intensive
care unit nurses at a training session in
August.
JOB ENGINES
Two of the region's largest employers —
Hartford HealthCare and Pratt & Whitney
— are in constant hiring mode as they
seek to build up their diverse workforces
with top talent. Get a behind-the-scenes
look at their recruitment strategies.
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CONTRIBUTED
HBJ
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STEVE
LASCHEVER
Pratt & Whitney hosted a Diversity & Inclusion Summit attended by Pratt staffers. The Pratt employees pictured (from left to right)
include: Jennifer Huynh, Latasha Hyatt, Janoye Williams and Ashanti Osbourne-Martin.
