Bring 'Em On Board
By Tom Shoop | Tuesday, May 13, 2008 | 02:03 PM
By Tom Shoop | Tuesday, May 13, 2008 | 02:03 PM
Max Stier, president and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, says the non-profit has had an unprecedented response from federal agencies in response to training the organization is offering on how to improve the process of bringing new employees on board.
“We have been struck by the overwhelming response this report has generated in just a single day,” Stier said. “We are conducting a workshop tomorrow with a set of federal agencies that is so oversubscribed that we had to set a second date that is also oversubscribed.”
More than 60 people are signed up for tomorrow’s workshop, from every major federal agency, Stier said. They may be attracted by evidence that strong onboarding programs can increase retention rates by 25 percent, a key statistic as the retirement wave looms over the federal coastline. --Alyssa Rosenberg
Comments
I strongly agree that Service and their subordinate agencies should have an approach that equates to "you had me at hello." However one, if not the largest single issue we face is new employee CAC issuance and IT systems access. This alone take greater that two work weeks. And given our systems oreinted training and environment there isn't much we can offer in a Contracting Office that a new employee can access or perform in the interim.
Dave.B Army Manager | Tuesday, May 13, 2008 | 04:06 PM
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