City and University officials announced a search for an executive director and provided a broad outline of the Center for Inclusive Growth’s goals to support New Haven entrepreneurs.
When Drew Marine advertised for a communications director two years ago, the Naugatuck-based maritime chemicals manufacturer and distributor received about 200 applications.
An opening for the same job this year drew seven applicants, and not all of them qualified, said Carrie Fuller-McMahon, Drew’s senior vice president for human capital.
“It’s at every level,” Fuller-McMahon said. “Things are totally different than they were two years ago.”