NewsCategory: Careers

Each November, VGM's employee owners set aside time to be thankful on Thanksgiving and to honor our country’s veterans and active military on Veterans Day. For Q4 of 2023, VGM is showing thanks by focusing its community giving efforts on organizations that support veterans and active military.

VGM's Evolving Leader Program (ELP) recently held its graduation for the class of 2023. This program was created in 2022 for VGM employees who display a high potential for future or continued success as a leader within VGM. This year, the graduating class of ELP members consisted of 13 outstanding leaders. They are:

The VGM Language Learning Program, which launched in June, has 37 dedicated employee owners working toward mastery of either English or Spanish. Everyone in this first group has been making great progress in their goals. But there are 10 employee owners who are really throwing off the bell curve.

On Sept. 7, the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier announced VGM Group as one of the Cedar Valley’s Employers of Choice.

VGM Group, Inc. recently announced that the entire team in its human resources department has achieved Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) certification. MHFA is a program of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. Similar to physical First Aid and CPR, MHFA helps people assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis until profes

VGM Group unites varied businesses around shared valuesBy: Richard Lane - For the Des Moines RegisterWaterloo-based VGM Group might not be a household name, but “if you use utilize our services,you definitely know what we do and can't live without us,” says the company's chief people officer, Sara Laures.Employee-owned, VGM Group

WATERLOO — VGM Group has been named a Top Workplace in Iowa for 2023, ranking second place among large employers. The announcement was made Thursday, Sept. 14, during a ceremony hosted by the Des Moines Register who publishes the list. In 2022, VGM ranked No. 3 in the same category, and the company has ranked No. 1 three times in the past, most

Imagine for a moment: You’re starting from scratch in a new country where you don’t know the language. How do you build a new career? How do you engage with your new community?