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16 PCB007 MAGAZINE I JUNE 2023 Feature Interview by Barry Matties I-CONNECT007 e title of Dr. John W. Mitchell's new book, Fire Your Hiring Habits, says it all. Hiring and retaining talent is an ongoing challenge for our industry that requires unconventional think- ing, casting a wider net, and addressing the real issues at hand. John shares his thoughts behind the book and why we need to rethink the entire hiring process. John, congratulations on your new book. The title is interesting, so let's start there. What habits need to be fired? I spend quite a bit of time talking with indus- try leaders, as well as reviewing IPC's various sentiment surveys. What I see is we're doing the same things we've done for 20 years even Fire Your Hiring Habits while the world around us has changed. We need to act differently now from how we might have in the past. In our industry, we've always had challenges with our workforce, especially in finding the right talent. is book is about two big pieces that align strongly with IPC's mission in workforce development: finding and keeping the right people. At one point, we thought about titling the book, "Finders Keepers." e entire appendix of the book is a white paper about building electronics better by solving these workforce challenges. It is written in an approachable, fun way for those who are trying to hire and retain talent; it's really meant for them. Anybody that hangs around me for a while will probably hear me quote more than one movie line, and so you'll