1. Chief Technology Officer State of Texas
Brian S. Rawson
Chief Technology Officer
State of Texas
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2. The Perfect Storm
Low Supply, High Demand: IT Workforce Challenges of the Future
Thank you giving us the opportunity to brief you on TexasOnline efforts to provide high availability regardless of potential situations that might normally create an outage.
Brian S. Rawson
Chief Technology Officer
State of Texas

3. Trends Affecting Talent
Wave of Baby Boomer retirements
Decreasing supply of college graduates
Increasing demand for Technology and IT workers to support it

4. Baby Boomer Retirements
25% of the working population will reach retirement by 2010
78 million Baby Boomers will account for the largest voluntary workforce exodus in US history
IT operations will be affected
Operations and systems programming staffs who develop and maintain legacy applications and project managers are greatest risk
Remaining staff become targets for recruiting from other companies

5. Decreasing Supply of College Graduates
Fewer students entering computer science fields
Annual demand is 135,000 graduates
Annual supply is 49,000 graduates
50% fewer doctoral candidates in the past 5 years
75% of the doctoral degrees going to non-US citizens
70% decline in interest in computer science as a major from to 2005.

6. Increasing Demand for Technology
Demand for IT professionals
Industry will create 1 million new IT jobs by 2014
There will be more than 1.3 million IT job openings by 2014
IT professions account for 6 of the 30 fastest growing jobs with a 50% increase over the next decade
Need for science and engineering graduates will grow 26% to 1.25 million by 2012
In Texas State Government 3 of the top 11 fastest growing occupations will be in technology
Growing Technology Demand
Greater demand on Technology due to overall retirements
Greater Demand from customers

7. Call to Action New thinking around finding talent
New thinking around keeping talent
A better focus on re-branding the business of public service

8. Finding Talent Current supply pipeline Millennial generation
Those impacted by current economic conditions
Retirees

9. The Millennials Demographics of Millennials Born between 1980 and 2000
78 million strong
Will make up 40% of the workforce in the next 5 years
First generation to grow up in a digital world
A recent survey of college students revealed:
97% own a computer
94% own a cell phone
76% use instant messaging
34% use websites as their primary source for news
75% have a Facebook account

10. The Millennials General Attributes
Best educated generation in US history
Innovative and creative
Embrace a range of global viewpoints
Are interested in and accept diversity
Believe anyone can be a star
Are multi-taskers
Desire personalization and choice
Are highly mobile and demand constant connectivity

11. The Millennials In a work environment Millennials:
Need their work to be important with tangible results
Are annoyed by inefficiencies
See most meetings as a hindrance to productivity
Looking for flexible hours and work from home opportunities
Work by the task, not by the clock
Problem solve differently
Don’t like bureaucracy
Need personal connectivity at work
Want to make a difference and produce something worthwhile
Are impatient and expect speed
Value teamwork
Work to live
Have a strong sense of community and predisposition to public service

12. The Millennials Simple actions for employers of Millennials
Provide them with work that matters
Take advantage of their technology competence
Communicate frequently
Provide structure and encourage workplace flexibility
Expand and enhance training opportunities

13. The Millennials Recruiting Millennials Ask them
Use their communications channels
MySpace
Facebook
Second Life
Linked In
Messages that will resonate
Innovative technology
Retirement package
Student loan reduction in return for public service

14. Those Impacted by the Economy
High tech layoffs within Texas
Layoffs throughout the country
Planned layoffs jump 26% from June to July 2008
Organizations like Yahoo, My Space and others
103,000 people were laid off in July 2008

15. Those Impacted by the Economy
Recruitment suggestions
Cast a wide net
Overcome perception of bureaucracy
Recruitment messages
Innovative work
Good work life balance
Relative security
Retaining these employees
Embrace the best of public and private business approaches and understand the difference between them.

16. Retirees Majority of Retirees continue to work but in a different way
Part time basis
Project basis
Retirees bring experience and institutional knowledge to the table that cannot be found in Millennials

17. Keeping Talent Give them a reason to stay
Let your staff mentor the next generation
Provide flexible work schedules
Provide a good work life balance
Encourage a team environment
Provide training opportunities and let them use what they have learned
Have some fun
Many state employees stay beyond retirement
Consider staged retirement programs
Part time work year round
Incentives
Ask them to stay

18. Focus on Re-branding Public Service
Perception is:
Highly bureaucratic
Slow to adopt new technology
Low pay but good benefits
Excessive spending on poor performing projects
The reality is:
Highly innovative
Cutting edge technology
Good pay and great benefits
Doing more with less
A real dedication to the citizens served
Start by rededicating yourself to public service

19. The Perfect Storm
Low Supply, High Demand: IT Workforce Challenges of the Future
Thank you giving us the opportunity to brief you on TexasOnline efforts to provide high availability regardless of potential situations that might normally create an outage.
Brian S. Rawson
Chief Technology Officer
State of Texas