b'RECRUITMENTONTARIO CONSTRUCTION CAREERS ALLIANCE (OCCA) REBOOT BY BEV CLINEA newAs part of its effort to revitalizecareer coordinator, its operation,more social media, OCCA hired Nicole Stoikos asand revamped its new CareerwebsitesCoordinator I n the fall of 2019, the Ontario Construction Careers Alliance (OCCA) underwent an exciting reboot and reinvigoration.In the 10 or so years OCCA has been working to attract new recruits into the construc-For more information on OCCA: tion industry, it has achieved much success. However, today, http://myocca.ca/ or http://constructu.ca/ attracting new workers requires a fundamental shift, including an increased emphasis on social media, for example on Instagram, Twitter, the Job Talks website and YouTube.As part of its revamp, OCCA has hired Nicole Stoikos as its new Career Coordinator. In hiring Nicole, OCCA is moving forward on a number of mconproducts.com initiatives, says Andy Manahan, President of OCCA and Executive Director at the Residential and LEADERS IN PRECASTCivil Construction Alliance of CONCRETE INFRASTRUCTUREOntario (RCCAO).PRODUCTS SINCE 1989. Shes in her early twenties, speaks Proudly serving Eastern, in a voice that youth understand Central and Northern Ontario. and has incredible social media skills that will engage high school students and millennials, adds Manahan. She is the perfect person to lead OCCA as it reboots to reflect todays demographic.A key component of the reboot is PART OF THE PRECAST GROUP OF COMPANIES. Visit ThePrecastGroup.com to update OCCAs messaging. An integral first step is an overhaul 32 H 2 OSWCAFall/Winter 2019'