6.6%
Accenture Federal Services
Above and beyond the traditional career ladder
Talent Shared Services o�ers career paths defined by experiential learning, opportunity, choice and mobility for the new generation of the federal workforce.
The challenge: Securing the workforce of 2020
Generation <30 is the largest in the US, representing 1/3 of the population
Yet, millennials only comprised 6.6% of the federal workforce in 2014 (and steadily declining since 20101), compared to 25% for the private sector
FEDERAL
Only 12% of college grads chose the federal government as a top choice in 20152
Tomorrow’s workforce demands versatility and growthMillennials desire an environment that is...
And presents NEW CHALLENGES and opportunities to try NEW THINGS3
EXCITING INNOVATIVE COLLABORATIVE
25%PRIVATE
One solution: Talent Shared Services
Government leaders see the light: Change is a must60% of federal executives5 stated at least some improvement is needed across a wide range of areas to identify and develop the next generation of leaders including SKILL DEVELOPMENT and CAREER PATHS.
Top changes needed for faster RECRUITMENT and PROMOTION of talent6:
Defined skill sets and competencies
Defined learning opportunities
Top challenges in RETAINING talent7:
Lack of career development
Lack of career paths
Lack of mobility
Increased enrichment for the new generation of federal workers = Improved attraction, retention and engagement
A multitude of government-wide and agency-specific rotational programs
Lengthy application processes
Primarily target higher career levels
Today’s Federal Rotational Programs: Tomorrow’s Talent Shared Services:
Career paths are no longer linear journeys. Employees once started with a foot in the corporate door, paid their dues and worked their way up the proverbial ladder. Now, employees are treating their careers as a series of tours using each new employer as a way to establish a self-determined path, build critical skills and grow outwards.4
PURPOSEHelp attract and retain talent through diversity of experiences tied to growth and mission impact
FOCUSMission-critical roles at all career levels and those with highest attrition rates among millennials
TARGETTop millennial talent
SCALEGrow incrementally with budget allocations while meeting mission objectives
Achieving new heights: A win-win
Programs that promote CAREER OPTIONS, lateral and upward MOBILITY, VERSATILITY and LEARNING opportunities through project-specific assignments:
WITHIN AGENCY/DEPARTMENT
BETWEEN AGENCIES/DEPARTMENTS
IN PRIVATE SECTOR
AT NON-PROFIT
A transparent application andassignment process that is well marketed, fast and easy
Talent Shared Services holds the potential for retaining top millennial talent and ensuring the next generation of federal leaders.
• Multiple career paths and job roles
• Varied assignments
• On-the-job learning opportunities
• Assignment choices
• Upward and lateral mobility
• New challenges
• Collaboration and networking
• Keeps employees within the organization
• Brings new ideas to achieve the mission
• Grows employees skills & knowledge
• Promotes engagement
• Defines succession paths
• Ties to career progression
• O�ers new perspectives on best practices
FOR THE EMPLOYEE FOR THE AGENCY
Defined program metrics rooted in workforce analytics to continually measure for value and improvement
A Talent Shared Services Career Journey
GRANTSADMINISTRATION
Agency 1
ACCOUNTING
Private Sector
AUDITING
Agency 2
BUDGETING
Agency 1
AUDITING
Agency 1Agency 1
Leading companies like Google,9 Facebook,¹0 Boeing,¹¹ Banana Republic,¹² and Dropbox¹³ recognize the value of rotational programs for entry-level millennials, o�ering a variety of project experiences and mentorship. Banana Republic o�ers a project-based action learning program to help engage and retain millennials. Program participants are 44% more likely to remain at the company than their peers.
According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, new graduate hires were more likely to still be with a company at both the one-year and five-year benchmarks if they participated in a rotational program.8
Take your agency to new heights by escalating the career journey with Talent Shared Services. For more information, please contact:
Kristen [email protected]
Andrea [email protected]
www.accenture.com/federal
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1 U.S. O�ce of Personnel Management (OPM), FedScope Federal Human Resource Data, http://www.fedscope.opm.gov/.
2 Accenture, 2015 U.S. College Graduate Employment Study, March 2015, https://www.accenture.com/us-en/insight-2015- accenture-college-graduate-employment-research.aspx.
3 Jill Aitoro, “How OPM will build a federal workforce of the future,” Federal Times, December 7, 2015, http://www. federaltimes.com/story/government/interview/one-one/2015/12/07/how-opm-build-federal-workforce-future/76780922/.
4 Fjord Trends 2016, Trends Impacting Design, Business, Government and Society, http://trends.fjordnet.com/?b2we.
5 Accenture, US Federal Workforce: A Pulse Check on Today’s Human Capital Challenges, September 2015.
6 Ibid.7 Ibid.8 Partnership for Public Service and the National Association of
Colleges and Employers (NACE), Federal Leaders Face Challenges Attracting Top College Graduates to Government Service, February 6, 2012, http://ourpublicservice.org/publications /viewcontentdetails.php?id=82 and NACE 2014 Recruiting Benchmarks Survey, “Rotational Programs: Use, Structure, and Impact,” January 21, 2015, http://www.naceweb.org/s01212015/ rotational-programs-new-hire-retention.aspx.
9 Google, Associate Product Marketing Manager Program, http://www.google.com/about/careers/students/apmm.html.
10 Facebook, Facebook Rotational Product Manager Program, http://fbrpms.com/#about.
11 Columbia University Center for Career Education, Leadership Development and Rotational Programs, https://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/resources/leadership-development-programs.
12 B Lynn Ware, “Stop the Gen Y Revolving Door,” Association for Talent Development, May 8, 2014, https://www.td.org/ Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2014/05/Stop-the-Gen-Y-Revolving-Door.
13 Dropbox, Dropbox Rotation Program (DRP), https://www.dropbox.com/jobs/students/drp.
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