Engage! Cleveland

09/02/2026

Happy Global Talent Acquisition Day to all of our partners in this work!
Today, we thank the recruiters, HR leaders, and hiring professionals who work every day to attract, engage, and retain talent in Northeast Ohio. Your efforts help individuals find opportunity and help our community thrive.

Looking to strengthen your talent attraction and retention efforts? Explore Engage! Cleveland's programs, resources, and events designed to connect, develop, and retain emerging talent in our region. Visit our website to learn more and get involved.

🔗 EngageCleveland.org

09/01/2026

Engage! Cleveland is pleased to announce the list of winners for the 5th Annual Generation NEXT Awards!
The Generation NEXT Awards honors 21 exceptional individuals and companies who are making a distinct effort to foster cultures of belonging and personal fulfillment. Engage! Cleveland is passionate about attracting, engaging and retaining emerging talent to Cleveland, and the Generation NEXT awards honor those who are doing the work in their own communities. To celebrate these winners, Engage! Cleveland will host a breakfast ceremony on September 23rd.
View the full list of winners here: https://engagecleveland.org/engage-cleveland-announces-2026-generation-next-award-winners-2/

To learn more about the event and to purchase tickets visit our page: https://engagecleveland.org/generationnext/

08/28/2026

Not New York. Not Chicago. Not Los Angeles.

According to a new ranking from Monster highlighted by Inc., Cleveland was named one of the top five metro areas in the country for building a career, balancing opportunity with affordability.

For early-career professionals, that matters.

Building a successful career isn't just about landing a job. It's about finding a community, growing your network, and accessing leadership opportunities.

At Engage! Cleveland, we see this every day. Cleveland offers emerging talent something increasingly rare: the ability to accelerate your career, connect with influential leaders, and make a meaningful impact in your community without sacrificing affordability. We help emerging professionals build their careers, and lives, in Cleveland. Looking to work in Cleveland? Learn more and connect with us here: https://engagecleveland.org/all-events/

Read the full article here: https://www.inc.com/moses-jeanfrancois/new-ranking-says-best-place-to-build-career-is-not-new-york-chicago-los-angeles/91384426

A report looking at 100 large U.S. metro areas found that the best city for career growth wasn't always in the biggest job market.

08/27/2026

That’s a wrap on the 5th annual Mid-Career Professional Development Series! We hope you left with some new ideas, action items, and a new network!

Thank you for our fantastic line-up of speakers: Alan K. Nevel, Teri (Martello) Schaffer, Laura Dutt, MLRHR, and Taylor Evans. The Mid-Career Professional Develoment Series is sponsored by Arrow International, Inc.

Looking for more? Check out our event list to see the next opportunity for career growth with Engage! Cleveland here: https://engagecleveland.org/all-events/

08/27/2026

That’s a wrap on the 5th annual Mid Career Professional Development Series! We hope you left with some new ideas, action items, and a new network!

Thank you to our fantastic line-up of speakers: Alan K. Nevel, Teri (Martello) Schaffer, Laura Dutt, MLRHR, and Taylor Evans. The Mid-Career Professional Develoment Series is sponsored by Arrow International, Inc.

Looking for more? Check out our event list to see the next opportunity for career growth with Engage! Cleveland.

08/26/2026

Engage! Cleveland is one piece of the talent attraction and retention effort here in Cleveland. Through our work with emerging professionals, we are able to engage top talent in the area and develop professionals that want to live and work in Cleveland. Thank you Crain's Cleveland Business for naming us as an Economic Driver in the region! Read more and learn about our partners in this work here:

From regional job attraction to neighborhood CDC support, Cleveland's economic development ecosystem is vast. We break down who each group serves and how.

08/24/2026

Our 4th and final Mid-Career professional Development session is THIS Wednesday- don't miss out! Join Taylor Evans, Founder and President of Rust Belt Recruiting, a leading manufacturing recruiting agency. As a vocal and active advocate for the growth of skilled, technical and professional workforce in our communities, his company is committed to serving as a catalyst for change within the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. Taylor is actively involved as Chairman of the Council of Smaller Enterprises’ (COSE) Board of Advisors along with many other boards within Greater Cleveland and on a National Level.

Taylor will be leading mid-career professionals in 'Managing and Influencing Up' for our closing session!

Register here: https://engagecleveland.org/midcareercle/