Careers in Agriculture

CAREERS IN AGRICULTUREAgCareers.com

Kathryn Doan

What is Agriculture

A Changing Industry

A WAR FOR TALENT

BRANDS IN AGRICULTURE - AGCAREERS.COM PARTNER CLIENTS

90% Renewal Rate

• 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 AgCareers.com

• On Average 7,300 applications are sent to jobs posted on AgCareers.com each month

• There are more than 9,000 updated, online resumes in the database

• AgCareers.com offers a number of additional products and services to deepen relationships with clients to meet their human resource needs

AgCareers.com is the leading online job board and human resource service provider for agriculture, food, natural resources, and

biotechnology

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 (CareerBuilder, Monster, Yahoo, Workopolis)

• Niche boards are the future of successful internet recruiting

EMPLOYERS ON THE SITE – CANADA

New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island

Ontario, Quebec

NWT, Nunavut, Yukon

Manitoba, Saskatchewan

Alberta, British Columbia

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

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2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

Agribusiness Systems

Animal Systems Environmental Service Systems

Food Products and Processing

Systems

Natural Resource Systems

Plant Systems Power, Structural and

Technical Systems

2006 877 4,374 331 2,108 84 6,453 2,197

2007 1,455 5,011 1,458 2,438 23 6,881 2,372

2008 2,140 3,513 2,895 4,499 144 12,248 2,499

Job Opportunities by Career Cluster 2006-2008

2010 IN REVIEW

• AgCareers.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.

AgCareers.com: Job Outlook Report, 2010

TOP 10 INDUSTRY TYPES IN CANADA

AgCareers.com: Job Outlook Report, 2010

1. Agronomy  

2. Seed 

3. Biotechnology  

4. Equipment/Machinery  

5. Grain  

6. Dairy  

7. Crop Protection  

8. Crops  

9. Feed

10. Finance and Food

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/

ExtensionIrrigation  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

AgCareers.com: Job Outlook Report, 2010

WHAT EMPLOYERS ARE SAYING

• Project Management

• Communication

• Negotiation

• Action Planning

• Networking

• Organizational

• Interpersonal

• Problem Solving

• Team Work

• Logical

Looking for candidates with the following skills and competencies:

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%

*Percentages do not total 100; respondents were allowed to select multiple responses. Results are calculated dividing the number of responses by respondents.

WHAT EMPLOYERS ARE SAYING ABOUT MOTIVATING IN AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURE JOBS

Do I have to have an Agriculture

background, to work in this sector?

FINANCE TO MACHINIST

Product ManagerDorchester, Ontario, Central Canada Agrium

Treasury & Taxation AnalystGuelph, Ontario, Central Canada Nutreco Canada

Parts ConsultantAyr, Ontario, Central Canada Premier Equipment

Intellectual Property Manager Toronto Area, Ontario, Central Canada Pioneer

Service TechniciansMitchell, Ontario, Central Canada Great Lakes New Holland

AGRICULTURE JOBS

Agronomy SpecialistToronto, Ontario, Central Canada Nutriag

Grain TraderMississauga, Ontario, Central Canada Parrish and Heimbecker

Feed and Forage Nutrition Sales RepGuelph, Ontario, Central Canada SGS Canada

Trait Marketing Lead - Corn & Soybeans Guelph, Ontario, Central Canada Monsanto

Grain Marketing AdvisorChatham, Ontario, Central Canada South West Ag Partners

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Agriculture in the ClassroomOntario 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/

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EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES www.AgCareers.com Website

Agri-Marketing Ag & Food Employer Guide

Agribusiness Human Resources Review

AgCareers.com: Job Outlook Report

Newsletter Articles – weekly Newsletter

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KATHRYN DOANBusiness Development Manager [email protected]

1-877-438-5729 ext. 5191