Examiner Training Contacts Forum eBook

• Hiring Ɵ me commitments • Talent pool • Lack of professionalism in hires • Work expecta Ɵ ons/genera Ɵ onal di ff erences

• People don’t know what we do • Compe ƟƟ on with private sector • State hiring system (red tape, long lead Ɵ mes, etc.) • Special Ɵ es dying out • Ge ƫ ng the permission to hire • Travel requirements • No clear advancement • No cri Ɵ cal thinking • Specialized skills 2. What successes has your agency experienced related to hiring? • Quality of applicants • Degree OR work experience requirements

• Work-life balance • Midcareer pos Ɵ ngs • Loca Ɵ on • Employee sa Ɵ sfac Ɵ on survey results • Re-hires • Stability/bene fi ts • Using proba Ɵ onary period • Internship • Taking chances on recent graduates with no related job experience • Hiring people leaving industry a Ō er long private career

3. What successes has your agency experienced related to training? • Day One • Full- Ɵ me training person • Internships • IT specialists train S&S examiners • Videos • Internal schools/trainings • OJT mul Ɵ -state • FLEX courses • Examiners do both licensing and exams • Mentor programs • Shadow exams for new hires