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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape
Carol McDonald
Iowa State University
Information Technology Services
cgmcdon@iastate.edu
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
Recruiting and Retention Topics
• Current landscape • Developing the landscape• Future landscape• Wrap up and questions
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
Declining interest in IT
Source: http://www.cra.org/wp/index.php?p=139
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
Fewer undergraduates
Source: http://www.cra.org/wp/index.php?p=139
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
Fewer degrees granted
Source: http://www.cra.org/wp/index.php?p=139
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
IT enrollment at ISU
Source: www.public.iastate.edu/~registrar/stats/
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
Current landscape – retiring boomers
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that 43 percent of the U.S. labor force will become eligible to retire before 2012
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be nearly 1 million more IT jobs in 2014 than exist today
• Impact of “gray drain” on IT – institutional knowledge, business integration skills, broad skill sets including knowledge of older technologies
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
Current landscape – hot and not
• IT need is pervasive• The dot-com bust hurt us all• IT security, gaming, & network management are hot• Software development, particularly administrative
application support and development, are not • Long hours and 24x7 responsibilities are out• Work/life balance along with compensation are in
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
Current landscape – ISU challenges
• University policies and procedure can make it difficult to compete
• Compensation is always an issue, especially as student debt rises
• Pull from the Des Moines metro market • There is a regional exodus of young professionals
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
Current landscape – regional issues
• Generation Iowa Commission• Iowa is a top 10 importer of college students but
struggles to retain college graduates• Iowa’s relative low cost-of-living is offset by
lagging wages and high student loan debt• Iowa lacks after hours entertainment alternatives
Source: www.iowalifechanging.org/generation
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
Current landscape – reality check
• Recruiting and retention must be a priority project for IT
• Recruiting and retention is a continuous cycle
Recruit
Retain Hire
Evaluate
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
Developing the landscape – in Iowa
Generation Iowa outcomes• Bridge gap between wages and student debt• Improve state image through effective marketing• Generation Iowa – best practices manual
Source: www.iowalifechanging.org/generation
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
Prepare the groundwork
• Consider internships and mentorships• Focus on total compensation • Create career advancement opportunities• Identify future needs• Create a recruitment strategy
Source: www.iowalifechanging.org/generation
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
Accentuate the positive – at ISU
• Greater good vs. bottom line• Culture and beauty of the campus• Encourage full compensation comparison• Working with HR – HR liaison group, LEAN
projects, classification/compensation review• Academic units are also changing – Software
Engineering, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
Change Recruiting Strategies
• Build your brand• Advertising – on-line vs. paper• Career fairs – even if we don’t have openings• Student employment and internships • Networking and outreach – find a way to reach
the passive candidates• Explore new options – Open houses, pizza
night, MySpace, YouTube
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
Define your dream hire• Strong analysis skills, understands the business process
and needs, understands the needs of the user community• Strong technical skills• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills• Recognizes that change is part of the game - past success
only breeds the desire and demand for more innovation• Collaborates - listens to the ideas, challenges the solution,
often suggests and delivers a better solution• Is part of the team with the ability to lead vs. follow• Is proactive - makes the first move• Participates, contributes, anticipates
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
Steps for evaluating, interviewing, hiring
• Evaluate core skills and look for potential• Seek contrary evidence but don’t cross examine• Make a good impression, sell the organization• Remember that you’re also being interviewed• Help improve the process – work with HR
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
Sustaining success – first impressions
• Create an environment in which people feel valued, wanted, needed, and appreciated
• The first day of work matters• New employee orientation and training• Peer adviser
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
Sustaining success – staff development
• Role of the manager• Identification of career goals• Technical skills – many choices• Soft skills – communication, collaboration, time
management• Project management• Leadership development
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
Sustaining success - retention • Career advancement opportunities• Collaborative projects• Tuition reimbursement• Flexible work hours• Wellness programs • Big food Friday’s• Cookies and technology seminars• Recognition and celebrations
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
Future Landscape
• Our day-to-day actions determine the sustainability of our organization
• Engagement• Outreach• Evaluate effectiveness and adjust
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
Keys to success• IT is an essential resource • People are essential to the success of every IT
organization• Recruiting and retention is every bit as important
as keeping systems up and running• We must begin today to build our sustainable
future
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Sustainable Futures – Recruiting and Retention in a Changing Landscape EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional 2008
Discussion and Questions
• What are your recruiting and retention challenges?
• Do you have a recipe for success you’d like to share with the group?
• Questions?
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