Bret Harris from MMI Industrial & Steel on Construction Industry and Welder Technician Outlook
Bret Harris, Chief Operating Officer for MMI Industrial and Steel, explains how COVID-19 has affected the organization and the construction industry as a whole. Given the essential nature of the work of construction professionals making buildings, roads, bridges, hospitals and more, Bret explains there are ample advancement opportunities within the industry.Bret talks about how technology has made the construction industry more efficient and explains how an educational foundation like the welding program at Universal Technical Institute (UTI) can prepare aspiring professionals to succeed in the industry. Bret talks about the value of education and how that demonstrates to employers that students have made a personal investment in themselves and want to succeed.Bret explains how to advance a welding career and achieve higher positions, like project manager. He touches on the 4 core values of MMI Industrial and Steel: happy, hungry, hardworking and honorable, and why those qualities matter for success at the company.For more information regarding welding training programs at Universal Technical Institute, visit https://www.uti.edu/programs/welding
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