Over the last three weeks, I have been working with the Talent
Acquisition Division. This division works alongside other agencies within the
state and provides recruitment support to their HR directors, generalists, and
hiring managers. I had numerous projects while with Talent Acquisition which
were very broad in nature, and provided me with great exposure. My projects
included: researching and developing an unpaid internship program for the
Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy (HYCA) Cadet Counselors position; researching
rater-errors for hiring managers to ensure they are choosing the best
candidates during their selection process; updating the TEAM (Tips on
Employment Application Maintenance) online video and script to assist
applicants during their application process; and performing verification on potential
new hires. I also had the
opportunity to job shadow with the Employee Relations Division within the
State Personnel Department (SPD).
I had a variety of projects during this rotation and I loved it! I was busy the entire time
and gained a lot of great insight to what Talent Acquisition does on a
day-to-day and weekly basis. I learned a lot from these projects, such as how
to do research for job postings with universities and communicating with a variety of people when designing the internship program
for HYCA, which developed my written and verbal communication skills. I learned how to perform the employment and
professional reference verification for a potential new hire.
One aspect of these projects in particular that was very
interesting to me and will be very beneficial to me with my future as an HR
professional was having the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of the
applicant selection process. I was involved all the way from the start including sitting in on the interview, the discussion among the recruitment
specialists about the different applicants, all the way to performing the work,
professional, and education verification on the applicant we were
interested in extending an offer to. The Talent Acquisition team for the
State of Indiana does a excellent job at being thorough during this process to
ensure they are hiring the right candidate! It has been a fun learning
experience to see how much time and thought goes into finding the perfect
candidate for a position.
I also had the opportunity to spend time with the Employee
Relations division. During this time I was able to shadow and see what goes on
during the day as well as sit and discuss the ins and outs with the
professionals of Employee Relations division. During this job shadow I learned
what this division handles, such as situations related to family medical leave
(FML), performance evaluations, employee investigations, Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), Affirmative Action, discrimination claims, and acting
as the liaison for the employees and state agencies. Everyday in this
division is different and because the state has 28,000+ employees, there are a
wide range of issues that can occur. To put it into perspective for me, they
provided me with examples of topics that have come up recently, and the actions
they have taken to find a solution. The amount of work they do and range of
situations they are able to handle is impressive. This division is so
interesting to me because it is different every day, but also requires a lot of
customer service and research to help those who are in need of a solution to
their problem.
Although I loved the time I spent working alongside the Talent
Acquisition Division, I am excited to return to the Department of Education
(DOE) to continue working on the projects I started in my previous weeks, and
learn about the new assignments they need me to tackle.
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