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2008.

2008.

2008.

2008.

Personnel Trends

Terry BledsoeMarch 31, 2008

Terry BledsoeChief Information OfficerCatawba County

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Terry BledsoeChief Information OfficerCatawba County

• What is my role?

• What do I do?

• What is the role of the Technology Department?

IT Job Skills for 2008

What’s hot• Project management skills and

certifications• Security experience• Business process

understanding• Communication skills,

especially writing and teaching expertise

• The ability to manage remote workers and virtual teams

What’s not• Software development and

programming• Quality assurance• Technical certifications

http://www.networkworld.com/etm/2007/122007-etm-jobs-matter.html

Skills in highest demand

• VoIP• Unified Communications• Convergence• Virtualization• Security

It’s not about PeopleSoft…..

What is Technology About?

It’s not about Programs…..

It’s not about Email…..

It’s not about the Internet…..

It’s not about the Phones…..

It’s about how they interact…..

What is Technology About?

It’s about empowerment…..

It’s about People…..

It’s about how they work…..

Systems of People

partners

trust

aggregate

centralized

collaborators

specialized

adapt

reputation

Self-organizing

outliers

Web 2.0

Wikis, Blogs, Social Networks

Gov 2.0

Kid 2.0

Citizen 2.0Are you already there and just don’t know it?

Voter 2.0

Worker 2.0

Disruptive Technology

Are you left behind?

“Web 2.0, is disrupting everything. Web 2.0 is not just adding to the communication mix. It requires a completely new way of thinking”

Peter Debreceny, chair of the Institute for Public Relations.

Is not black and white!

Personnel 2.0

Defining Web 2.0 – Core Tenets

• Shared content• Shared tools• Unbounded dialogue• Cooperate, don’t control• Users add valueImagine That!

Defining Web 2.0 • Perpetual Beta

State• Allows for self

organizing groups/ systems – ( the long tail)

• Today’s internet makes the citizen an active participant. Will government adapt to Web 2.0 by design or by default?

http://www.go2web20.net/

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Catawba County Generations

MillinnialsGen X

Boomers

Matures

Average Age - 43 Years

Millennials

Generational Use of Technology

• Boomers– Those who have chosen to embrace technology, use e-

mail, as they are exposed to new technology, if they see value to it, they may embrace it. They still like paper.

• Gen X– Use e-mail, text-messaging, blogs, instant-messaging, and

rely on a combination of Boomer old-fashioned socializing and Millennial social networking.

• Millennials– It’s the air they breathe. To be human = to be a digital

native (for many of us, this is a paradigm shift)

Generations Help Understand Web 2.0

Millennials 1977 to 2000Gen X

1965 to 1976Boomers

1945 to 1964Matures

Before 1945

Average Age of Catawba County Worker - 43 Years

Technology is not a “Tool” for Millennials, it is the very “Foundation” for everything they do.

Web 2.0 is a reflection of the Millennial Generation.

External

Internal Applications Linked to

Hardware

Software

Peripherals

Capacity

Users

???Lets hire someone…………

•Matures (65+) are biggest audience•Boomers 2nd

•Age 18 – 34 lowest and decreasing•Minorities have the

lowest readership•Before 1965 most

households took 2 newspapers, now less than half of the households take 1 newspaper.•Online readership

growing

Recruit in the newspapers and you will mainly attract the

Boomers………and will completely miss the

……Millennials

EY LISTENS AND TALKS WITH COLLEGE STUDENTS ON FACEBOOK

ONLINE VIDEO ADS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF JOBS

http://www.careertours.com/

Digital Resumes….…Portfolios…

…Web Pages……Thumb drives…

Now that you got their attention, are you ready for…….

???What about online applications and online assessments?........

Are you ready………………

OLD RECRUITING METHODS WILL NOT WORK.

REACH OUT

Do Your Homework, Check Them Out

Warning : Check W

ith Legal!!!

!!

Expectations Have Changed•Email•Office Suites•Unified Communications•Web Apps•Security•Public Records/retention/e-Discovery

SecurityAppearance

EnvironmentFLSA

Ergonomics

Where

Online Training

Services

Manage Life

?BLOGAre you brave enough to

•Employee Information•RSS Feeds•Record of Notification•Feedback (if you want it)

• Important announcements like benefit enrollments• Changes in policies• Physical and certificate

renewal reminders• Reminders of County

Events• Securing resources for an

event/emergency

Text Messaging = Powerful Tool

ISSUES MOVING TO THE FOREFRONT

ISSUES.

ISSUES.

ISSUES.

ISSUES.

The new personal computer…..

The simple cell phone is a relic

Laptops replace desktops

personal use / business use

No Well Defined Slots

Work is an Activity, Not a Place

Old Rules Become Unrealistic

New Tax Laws

IPIP/AVL

IP SurveillanceIP MonitoringIP GPS LocatingIPIPIPIPIPIPIPIPIP….

What is attached to the network?What is the employee really doing?Programs?Stored Data?

Government Attack Trends from 2007

• Government accounted for 26 percent of data breaches that could lead to identity theft.

• The primary cause of data breaches that could lead to identity theft was the theft or loss of a computer or other medium used for data storage or transmitting , such as a USB key.

www.symantec.com/ISTR2007

???What about your service providers?........

Insurance/benefits………

Are they carrying your employees around on a laptop?...

digital picture frames

http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10410912http://flickr.com/ http://www.digiframes.com/related/1017-4820/WiFi-Digital-Picture-Frames-Sungale-AW15B-WF.html

WIFI.

• Shut down accounts• Email• Network Access• Phone System

• Secure equipment• Secure data stored on remote/mobile equipment• Make sure public record files are obtained• Signed statement that all data has been returned

Termination……

Implications……• Realize program and data may reside anywhere

in the world• Web 2.0 applications/concepts are here to stay• Skills needed in Internet application development

and interactive user interface• Collaboration – the network indispensible • Be careful choosing applications – must be able

to integrate – standards• Be aware of static forms and formats

Implications……• Applicants and employees will expect more services

from government online• Must reach out to the world to get the best employees• Flexibility for all types of resumes and portfolios• Redefine work as an activity not a place• Schedules will need to be flexible• Policies may need to change• Change is accelerating, expected life of devices and

skills are unknown• Termination may require new processes

Implications……• Government records are a big source of identity

threat and we must recognize that fact.• Good policies and procedures are needed for all

devices. Mobile devices offer additional security challenges.

• Mobile devices require special security training.• Training in security practices needs to be

ongoing.• Security practices will at times be a burden but

users must understand the importance.

CHANGE.

2008.

2008.

CHANGE.

Be the change you want to see in the

World Ghandi

???Questions?

2008.

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Personnel Trends

Terry BledsoeMarch 31, 2008

Tagged and Shared• Careertours http://www.careertours.com/• Catawba County http://www.catawbacountync.gov/ • Symantec Government Internet Security Threat Report

www.symantec.com/ISTR2007• Facebook http://www.facebook.com/• Google Images http://images.google.com/imgres/• Linked in http://www.linkedin.com/ • Mashable : 70+Tools for Job Hunting 2.0

http://mashable.com/2007/07/21/job-hunt/• Springwise.comhttp://www.springwise.com/

marketing_advertising/new_job_for_online_video_recru/index.php• State of the News Media

http://www.stateofthenewsmedia.org/2008/narrative_newspapers_audience.php?cat=2&media=4

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