EEO Public File Report
Midcontinent Communications
Bismarck, ND
October 1, 2006-September 30, 2007
Long Term Iniatives
No.	Date	Initiative	Description	Scope of Involvement	Personnel Involved
1	10/10/2006	Job Fair at ND Job Service	Job Service of ND held a Job Fair specifically for Midcontinent Communications, to recruit for installers.	Job Service advertised for this event locally, and our local hiring manager did on the spot interviews for walk-in applicants.  7 interviews were conducted during the 3 hour event.	Dean Dienstmann, Installation Manager
2	12/18/2006	Job Fair at ND Job Service	Job Service of ND held a Job Fair specifically for Midcontinent Communications, to recruit for installers.	Job Service advertised for this event locally, and our local hiring manager did on the spot interviews for walk-in applicants.  11 interviews were conducted during the 4-hour event.	Dean Dienstmann, Installation Manager
3	2/13/2007	College Visit	Minnesota State Community and Technical College - Wadena	Two supervisors went to the school to speak to telelcommuniactions classes about careers in the industry, and what a typical day would be like.  They explained the positions we typically hire for (installers) and also did on-campus interviews.	Dean Dienstmann, Installation Manager; and Jody Leingang, Plant and Performance Maintenance Manager
4	4/7/2007	Job Fair at ND Job Service	Job Service of ND held a Construction & Trades Job Fair.	We set up a booth and educated people in attendance about careers with Midcontinent Communications. There were approximately 200 people in attendance at this job fair.	Dean Dienstmann, Installation Manager; and Jody Leingang, Plant and Performance Maintenance Manager
5	5/16/2007	Job Fair at ND Job Service	Job Service of ND held an "open interview" job fair for several local companies.	We set up materials in a conference room and shared information with people in attendance.  We brought job descriptions and company pamphlets, along with flyers with our website address.	Dean Dienstmann, Installation Manager; and Jody Leingang, Plant and Performance Maintenance Manager
Midcontinent Communications - Bismarck, ND
October 1, 2006-September 30, 2007
No.	Date	Initiative	Description	Scope of Involvement	Personnel Involved
6	May-June 2007	Supervisor's Training regarding EEO, FCC and recruiting required initiatives and diversity in the workplace.	This training program is designed to communicate to supervisors the company’s commitment and accountability to EEO and to train them on EEO responsibilities applicable in all phases of employment.  Employment decisions are made within the region consistent with the FCC program.	All Midcontinent managers and supervisors are required to attend Supervisor's training on an ongoing basis.	Lance Schmidt (Technical Operations Manager), Dean Dienstmann (Installation Manager), Kelly Murphy (Service Manager),  Jody Leingang (Plant and Performance Maintenance Manager), Darrell Wrege (General Manager)
7	beginning 5/15/2007 through ongoing	Online advertising to target diveristy-focused candidates in North and South Dakota.	We started an annual membership on several websites that will "mirror" the Midcontinent Career Website and post all available jobs.	Ensuring we are able to widely dissemenate all our jobs to a variety of audiences online.	Erin Cambier (staffing manager) started memberships in:              www.NorthDakotaDiversity.com             www.JobsinBismarck.com               www.NorthDakotaJobNetwork.com            www.JobsinBismarck.com                   www.JobsinFargo.com            www.JobsinGrandForks.com
8	Ongoing	Online advertising to target a wide range of candidates throughout our regions.	We advertise all available positions on the state Job Service Websites (through the Department of Labor).	Ensuring we are able to widely dissemenate all our jobs to a variety of audiences online.	https://onestop.jobsnd.com/vos38000000/default.asp
9	Summer 2007	Internship Opportunities	Internship opportunities were made available in all regions including Bismarck.	We did not have any applicants express interest in our internship program in this region.	Local Hiring Managers were all aware of internship opportunities and shared them with various technical schools.