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CareerEdge Develops Talent Recruitment Tools for Insurance Industry Sarasota, Fla. (Oct. 22, 2019) – CareerEdge Funders Collaborative, the workforce development initiative of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, recently launched a 15 insurance video series as part of a larger insurance industry talent recruitment campaign. The videos, which feature firsthand accounts of the diverse career opportunities found in the insurance industry, were created in response to a skill gap study and subsequent employer-based branding committee organized by CareerEdge. “These videos are very helpful when trying to educate people about the amazing career opportunities afforded by the insurance industry,” says Michael A. Moran, President of Wilde Insurance Services. The impact of this recruitment campaign reaches beyond the Sarasota-Manatee region. “Partnering with the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce has allowed the insurance industry to build a partnership to expand insurance careers statewide. Using videos to provide what the insurance industry looks like from the inside out, is invaluable,” says Dave Newell, Director of Education and Workforce Development at Florida Association of Insurance Agents (FAIA). CareerEdge’s overall strategic plan offers resources that are accessible to the entire community, forged by community-wide collaboration. CareerEdge is working with Sarasota County Schools on an Insurance Career Awareness month in February and recently launched a 4-40 Insurance Customer Service Representative License and soft-skills training for 12 participants in partnership with the Women’s Resource Center and the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota. They also worked to have a 4-40 Insurance Customer Service training added to the Administrative Specialist Program curriculum at Suncoast Technical College. Spanning into next year, CareerEdge is developing a call-to-action insurance luncheon at local technical schools to further understand and advocate for the needs of employers and the community. To view or download the full video series and learn more about insurance as a career, visit: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPtBNFdc4mgtsloUThbEb-vZ9K1EjUIHS. ### About CareerEdge Funders Collaborative CareerEdge Funder’s Collaborative is an innovative partnership of business, government, and philanthropic organizations that leverages public and private dollars to provide opportunities for better jobs and wages in Manatee and Sarasota counties. CareerEdge is the workforce development initiative of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce. For more information about CareerEdge and its partners, please visit www.careeredgefunders.org or call 941.556.4029. About the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit organization that works to cultivate Sarasota's prosperity and quality of life through our member businesses, for more information please call (941) 955-8187 or visit us at www.sarasotachamber.com.