Interview with Jon Rogers, Director, Strategic Workforce Planning, State of Indiana

Featuring Jon Rogers, Director, Strategic Workforce Planning, State of IndianaSummaryJon Rogers is the Director of Strategic Workforce Planning for the State of Indiana. He has a background in teaching, congressional work, and the CIA, and he was inspired to pursue a career in the public sector by his grandfather, who was a fire chief for 39 years. He has coached JV softball and was an assistant head coach for a state championship swimming team. On today's episode, with Jon, we cover the SEAL Program, skill-based hiring, and more.Connect with Jon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-rogers-70ba36177/ Timestamps0:00 - Intro 5:01 - Jon's Background 13:01 - SEAL Program (State Earn & Learn) 14:49 - Building a Workforce Pipeline for the Future 17:43 - On-the-job training - paid 20:43 - Diverse / Skill-based Hiring 23:45 - Behind Skills Education 30:43 - Lessons from rolling out the SEAL Program 35:01 - Competing for the hearts & minds 40:02 - A Place of Opportunity 41:36 - Removing HR Checklist Roadblocks 1:04:00 - OutroSign up for Behind the Mic by TechTables:⭐️ New Podcast Episodes Every Tuesday & Thursday are delivered right to your inbox.⭐️ Every Saturday morning, you'll get 3 Interesting Learnings: from Mission-Driven Leadership to Cloud, AI to Cybersecurity, Workforce Challenges, and more- never miss insights from peers and vendor partners across the public sector.➔ Subscribe here: https://www.techtables.com/Freebie: Sign up for the 5-Day Mini Series "Behind the Mic: Insights From My First 100 CIO & Tech Leader Interviews." Over the next five days, I’ll reach out to drop insights and lessons from podcasts you might have missed across the public sector.➔ Sign up here:Follow TechTables:💻 website ➔ https://www.techtables.com/🤝 Company LinkedIn ➔ https://www.linkedin.com/company/techtables/🤝 Connect w/ Joe on LinkedIn ➔ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jtoste/🐣 Twitter ➔ https://twitter.com/thejoetosteListen on:🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-public-sector-show-by-techtables/id1661752549🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0bFQBsDwKJkdNk2qENkhNL📡 Subscribe to the TechTables Channel: @techtablesCheck out new episodes on https://www.techtables.com/And if you're a CIO or technology leader interested in coming on TechTables, shoot Joe Toste an email at joe@techtables.com.Whenever you're ready, here are 5 ways I can help you:→ Newsletter - subscribe for free. → Podcast Sponsorship - Pre-roll sold out for 2023. Mid-roll and post-roll available. Email joe@techtables.com→ Live Events - stay in touch about locations and dates in 2023!→ Book me to speak - click here!→ TechTables+ Insider Membership (Monthly or Annual). For group subscriptions email joe@techtables.com. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.techtables.com