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On November 7, 2022, human resources officials from the Benchmarking 2.0 partner departments met at the School of Government to discuss the challenges they face and the solutions they have adopted to mitigate them. Three featured innovations from the Benchmarking 2.0 Innovation Series are available to view below.

Apex’s Caregiver Leave Policy | Human Resources | Benchmarking 2.0 Interview Series
In this episode of the Benchmarking 2.0’s Interview Series, we speak with Mary Beth Manville, the HR Director of Apex, North Carolina. We discuss Apex’s caregiver leave policy as a solution towards improving recruitment and retention.


Greensboro’s Hire-On-The-Spot Job Fair | Human Resources | Benchmarking 2.0 Interview SeriesIn this episode of the Benchmarking 2.0’s Interview Series, we speak with Jamiah Waterman, the HR Director of Greensboro, North Carolina. We are also joined by Latoya Harris, Greensboro’s Communications Specialist, and Rena Comer, Greensboro’s Project Manager. We discuss Greensboro’s pop-up job fair idea as a solution towards improving recruitment and retention.


Concord’s New Training Tracking System | Human Resources | Benchmarking 2.0 Interview Series
In this episode of the Benchmarking 2.0’s Interview Series, we speak with Kimberly Wynn, the Deputy Human Resources Director of Concord, North Carolina. We discuss Concord’s new training tracking system to improve recruitment and retention.