Tori Baires is a Group Talent Acquisition Manager at Granite Construction. She is one of the founding members and current leaders of Granite’s Military Employee Resource Group (Supporting and Recognizing our Veteran Community). She has also created and implemented a military/veteran hiring and retention program across all of Granite. Tori also partners with various departments at Granite aiding in a variety of initiatives for the company.

In this episode, Tori shares how her military experience shaped her leadership today and has reinforced her ‘above and beyond’ mindset.

In this episode you will learn:

• Many examples of going above and beyond.
• How she was nominated for the 2022 Veteran Champions of the Year in Corporate America. 
• The key leadership lessons she learned while in the military.
• Her passion for taking the initiative / ownership of a challenge.
• How to get the anti-initiative / anti-ownership people on board.
• The challenges of Talent Acquisition managers are faced with today and in the future.
• The biggest recruiting mistakes companies in the construction industry make and how to avoid them.
• The importance of employee retention.
• Mistakes companies in the construction industry make that will cause people to leave and ideas on how leaders can avoid making these mistakes.
• Keys to being a successful mentor program with advice for mentors and mentees.
• Advice to get ahead in your career regardless of your role.