7:30 Continental Breakfast And Conference Registration Continental Breakfast And conference Registration

8:15 Chairperson's Opening Remarks Nick Cucinella, Director Government Solutions, Career Builder Government Solutions Chairperson's Opening Remarks Nick Cucinella Director Government Solutions, Career Builder Government Solutions

8:30 Preparing For Hiring Reform And Ensuring Successful Implementation Angela Bailey, Deputy Associate Director, Center for Talent & Capacity Policy, U.S. Office of Personnel Management The OPM’s goal is to provide agencies a full range of support to help meet the President’s recruitment and hiring reform objectives. Key deliverables have been laid out to help guide agencies diagnose problems and increase awareness and education about the hiring process. Hear important updates and progress from Angela Bailey, Deputy Associate Director for Recruitment and Diversity, as she leads the reform initiatives, student programs, and awareness training programs to help the federal government move towards a better and more effective hiring process. Angela Bailey Deputy Associate Director, Center for Talent & Capacity Policy, U.S. Office of Personnel Management Mrs. Bailey was named Deputy Associate Director for the Talent and Capacity Policy Center, Strategic Human Resources Policy Division in October 2007. In this position she is responsible for the design, development, and implementation of merit-based policies and programs that Federal agencies use to recruit, hire, assess, and classify high-quality employees.Before joining OPM, Mrs. Bailey served in [read more]

9:10 Panel Session: Getting The Best From Hiring Flexibilities - Innovative Ways To Make The Federal Hiring Process More Efficient And Effective James McDermott, Chief Human Capital Officer, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Susan Barker, Chief Human Capital Officer, Department of Labor Irma Blanchett, Chief Administration Officer, US Department of Education President Obama has issued a memorandum dated May 11, 2010 – Improving The Federal Recruitment And Hiring Process - instructing federal agencies to address the issues and obstacles in hiring the best and the brightest into the Federal government. The change is expected to cut in half the time it takes to fill vacancies and allow the government to better compete with the private sector for top talent. With President Obama giving direct instructions to implement a new hiring plan by November 1, 2010, find out how agencies, with the strategic guidance of their HR leaders, are preparing to adopt a new process to increase the opportunities of hiring the best and brightest talent to serve in the Federal government. James McDermott Chief Human Capital Officer, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Jim McDermott is the director of NRC’s Office of Human Resources and the agency’s Chief Human Capital Officer. He began his government career in 1972 as a staffing and classification specialist with the Department of the Navy. In 1976 he joined the personnel staff of the newly-established Nuclear Regulatory Commission. After tours in the early 1980's as an assistant to the head of the agency and a [read more] Susan Barker Chief Human Capital Officer, Department of Labor Irma Blanchett Chief Administration Officer, US Department of Education Irma Blanchett serves as Chief Administration Officer for Federal Student Aid in the Department of Education. She leads the team responsible for Human Capital, Human Resources, Employee Relations & Labor Relations, Training & Development, Facilities, Security, and Emergency Management. Most recently, she was Senior Vice President/Group Executive at Wachovia Bank leading a small internal co [read more]

9:55 Driving Hiring Reform – Outlining The Opportunities For Bringing In Top Talent To The Federal Government Steve Cooker, Vice President & General Manager, Kronos for Federal Government, Monster Government Solutions Evaluating the impact of hiring reform on agency recruitment strategies Balancing innovation and efficiency in recruitment and hiring Avoiding hiring pitfalls Increasing manager engagement to improve the hiring process Adapting technological change in improving HR recruitment Steve Cooker Vice President & General Manager, Kronos for Federal Government, Monster Government Solutions

10:35 Morning Refreshment Break Morning Refreshment Break

11:15 Differentiating Your Recruitment Strategy: Students, Experienced Hires, Veterans, And Retirees - Best Practices From The Internal Revenue Service On Promoting Employment Geared To Specific Demographic Groups Of Applicants Jackie Ward, Director IRS Recruitment Office, Internal Revenue Service The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) utilizes a wide variety of strategic recruitment initiatives to attract outstanding, diverse, qualified candidates for IRS positions and further efforts to make the IRS the best place to work in government. Recruitment efforts and activities promote the IRS as the employer of choice to a diversified population through participation in diversity-related career events and recruiter outreach activities, standardized marketing materials with tailored messaging to candidate segments; leveraged partnerships with external organizations and internal affinity groups; targeted internet and print media advertising and providing realistic job perspectives to candidates. Jackie Ward Director IRS Recruitment Office, Internal Revenue Service Jacquenette (Jackie) Ward joined the IRS in 1984 as a Revenue Agent. Since that time, she served in multiple roles in the IRS as an Appeals Tax Computation Specialist, an Appeals Officer, an Appeals Manager, an Area Director Technical Advisor and Director of Field Operations Technical Advisor. Jackie was selected as one of the Appeals Managers of the Year in 2008. During that year, she served as a [read more]

11:55 Government HR Hiring- Getting From No To Yes Jeff Pon, Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton Proven ways to work within the rules and to transform the way in which we perform Federal Hiring. We will talk about what works, what matters, and what gets done...and how we each play an important role in our federal hiring process. Jeff Pon Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton Dr. Jeff Pon is a Principal and former Executive Advisor at Booz Allen Hamilton leading the firm’s Human Capital and Learning efforts across the Federal Civil Market. His primary areas of focus include Strategy Development, Organization Design, Change Management, Process Management, Strategic Human Capital, Learning Systems, Strategic Communications, and Outsourcing.Dr. Pon has over 20 years of ex [read more]

12:35 Lunch For All Attendees Lunch For All Attendees

1:40 Rotating ROUND TABLE WORKSHOPS Lisa Johnson, Senior Executive, Accenture Sit down with your peers, agency leaders, and HR solutions experts to discuss your challenges in developing strategies and implementing your HR initiatives. With the many important developments in hiring reform, you want to flesh out the key priorities and next steps in improving your agency’s recruitment and hiring strategies. Each table and topic will be moderated by a subject matter expert. The moderator will sit down with you and rotate every thirty minutes to help uncover solutions and provide you with action-oriented answers to your most pressing challenges. You will have the opportunity to hear from each moderator and discuss each topic as follows: Lisa Johnson Senior Executive, Accenture

3:40 Afternoon Refreshment Break Afternoon Refreshment Break

4:10 Making Job Search Easy: Improving USAJobs And Integrating Online Hiring Strategies Kim Bauhs, Assistant Director Recruitment and Diversity, Employee Services, Office of Personnel Management Enabling applicants to better search jobs and fulfill agency needs Sharing job search information on social networking sites to attract talent Why USAJobs is not just for college grads: Promoting inclusion and diversity in the federal hiring process Eliminating the burden, frustration and rigidness of the hiring process through a more streamlined recruitment strategy Kim Bauhs Assistant Director Recruitment and Diversity, Employee Services, Office of Personnel Management Kim has dedicated 27 years to public service in employment, training, and human resources. She was selected for the Senior Executive Service in January 2007. As the Assistant Director for Recruitment and Diversity Policy at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, she overseas USAJOBS, the Federal Government’s one-stop source for jobs and employment information. The popular site receives a half mi [read more]

4:50 Recruiting In The Wide World Of Social Media Erik Erickson, Communications Program Manager, IRS Recruitment Office, Internal Revenue Service Shawn Gogas, Management Program Analyst, IRS Recruitment Office, Internal Revenue Service Learn how the IRS Recruitment Office uses a wide array of Social Media tools - from social networking sites to virtual worlds. They will share tips and lessons learned on how to increase the reach of your messages and communicate employment information to potential applicants. Erik Erickson Communications Program Manager, IRS Recruitment Office, Internal Revenue Service Erik Erickson started his career with the IRS in 2002 and spent seven years as an IRS Spokesperson. While working in IRS Media Relations, he was on the forefront of using social media tools to improve and expand his communications outreach. Eric has also sat on several teams at the IRS specifically created to help introduce social and new media tools to IRS employees and leaders. Eric has worked h [read more] Shawn Gogas Management Program Analyst, IRS Recruitment Office, Internal Revenue Service Shawn Gogas has been with the IRS for over 25 years. He began his career as a clerk in the IRS Andover Campus and worked his way up to an executive position as the Headquarters Director of the Systems & Analysis section in the Refund Crimes Criminal Investigation Division. Shawn is new to the HCO Recruitment office and brings his management, analytical and IRS career skills to the Marketing an [read more]

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