Hello Everyone!
During the
past few weeks I have had the opportunity to work on multiple projects in the
Talent Acquisition (TA) division as well as travel to different agencies to see
what their HR professionals did from day to day.
Throughout
the past few weeks my fellow intern, Shae Siokos, and I have been continuously
working on a Social Media plan for TA. Working on this has given me the chance
to view social media as a recruiting tool rather than just for personal uses. We also have been
working on recruiting for different jobs for TA.
Two weeks
ago we visited with the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ISBVI). When we arrived
I was amazed at how beautiful the school’s campus was, and felt lucky to visit
there for the day. We shadowed the school’s HR director and had the chance to
learn about the different tasks and challenges she faces regularly. This helped
a lot because it put into perspective what a typical day in the HR world could
look like. We also helped recruit and get the word out for the school’s career
fair! Next week we will get to go to the actual career fair and see how it
works from an employer’s side.
Earlier this
week we met with a System Consultant. This was a very interesting meeting
because we learned about HR metrics and how important they are. We learned how
data can really improve a business or organization’s effectiveness and
efficiency when you ask the right questions and observe the right correlations. Before this
meeting I didn’t realize how much metrics could help the different departments
in HR, but afterwards it sparked my interest and caused me to think of HR from
many different perspectives.
This past
Tuesday we visited the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). We job
shadowed the HR Manager and the Executive Recruiter, and learned what they do
from day to day. We also got the chance to start I-9 audits, which was an interesting project to
work on. There were four binders full of I-9s that needed to be checked for
completion and separated from the employees that currently work for INDOT, and
from the employees that have separated from the state. I’m looking forward to
going back next week to finish these audits!
I’m so
grateful for everyone who is bringing us interns in, letting us tag along and giving us
important advice, it helps a lot! I can’t wait for the next few weeks!
Payton Reardon
HR Intern
State Personnel Department
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