04 Recruiting

Question 1

Opening
Recruit
Proactive
Identify

Answer 1

• I know a departmental goal is to Invest in Our People.
• Our Department’s workforce is currently
  underrepresented
  
  • Females and minorities
  • In order to earn the Trust of our communities
    
    • we need to hire the best qualified workforce,
    • that is representative of the State’s diversity.
• Individuals have a choice in who they want to work for,
  so to recruit these individuals, we need to:
  
  • Make sure our Department is continued to be viewed as a premiere law enforcement agency.
  • we need to be Proactively engaged with our
    communities to:
    
    • earn their trust
    • show them who we are
    • refute negative images or stereotypes.
  • we Need to interact with them at
    
    • every age, every demographic,
    • and in every community to recruit and mentor them
      through the process.
  • As a Lieutenant, I will lead by example and be
    engaged with our employees to demonstrate the
    need to achieve these objectives; this is
    important to Public Trust and our Succession Plan.

Question 2

Summary
Values
Integrity
Code
Mission Statement

Answer 2

• To make sure we are continued to be viewed as a
  premier law enforcement agency:
  
  • demonstrate, adhere and hold employees
    accountable to our PROFESSIONAL and
    ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES, our code
    of honor, code of ethics and oath of allegiance .
  • Demonstrate our departmental integrity through
    transparency and accountability.
  • Each day Execute our Department’s Mission by
    working hard to execute our Departmental Goals

Question 3

Summary
Public Trust
3 principles
lead by example
Outreach programs

Answer 3

• All of our employees, both uniformed and
  nonuniformed, understand and are fully committed
  to the Public Trust Campaign and they are working
  each day to earn and sustain the public’s trust by
  adhering to 3 principles:
  
  • Individual Evaluation,
  • Respect and Dignity, and
  • Unified Vision.
    -Make sure we are promoting selflessness with our
    employees and leading by example.
  • Make sure we are maximizing use of our Community
    
    • Outreach programs such as:
      
      • Start smart
      • Designated Driver
      • El Protector
      • Explorer Program
      • Senior Volunteer

Question 4

Summary
Community Involvement
Active PIO
Connecting with the community

Answer 4

• Build relationships through:
  
  • County Supervisory Board Meetings and City
    Council Meetings.
  • Attending local community events and local school
    events such as:
    
    • Job fairs
    • Career days,
    • military functions
      
      • speaking about the Department, the
        professionalism of our employees, and our
        dedication to our communities and traffic safety.
• Active Public Information Officer
• Maximizing use of our Social Media accounts
  
  • showcase the good deeds
  • post recruitment related information.
• Host Open Houses
  
  • engage with the public
  • show them our dedication to Safety, Service, and
    Security

Question 5

Summary
Involve staff
Informational acts

Answer 5

• To make sure we are proactively recruiting from our
  communities, I will:
• Remind EVERY ONE of our employees, both
  uniformed and non-uniformed, of our recruitment
  efforts as a daily part of their duty,
• Remind them of the Recruitment Time Off Program
• Incentivze my employees with positive CHP 100 form
  comments and allow them time to recruit/mentor.
• Contacting prospective candidates daily about what
  the Department does on a daily basis and what a
  career with the highway patrol looks like.
• INFORMATIONAL ACTS: I want to make sure we are
  referring these candidates to our:
  
  • Department websites, Recruitment websites, and our
    departmental social media accounts;

Question 6

Summary
Recruitment materials
Physical acts
Alternative Department Informational needs

Answer 6

• Providing them with recruitment materials such as
  pamphlets and booklets,
• Highlighting our pay and benefits.
• PHYSICAL ACTS:
  
  • involve these candidates with the Department
  • Taking them on ride alongs or sit alongs
  • Getting them involved in the Explorer Program
  • Mentor them throughout the duration of the hiring
    process to keep them interested and involved;
    
    • invite to squad club events, open houses, and to
      help with training scenarios.
• inform our potential applicants of the job
  requirements;
• Using HQ and Division Recruitment Units units as a
  resource,
• ensure our employees have access to hiring packets
  and related information
• Refer these candidates to our Candidate preparation
  workshops and interview preparation workshops.

Question 7

Closing

Answer 7

As a Lieutenant, I recognize the importance of proactively recruiting the best qualified candidates from all segments of society and I’ll work hard to ensure we are recruit these individuals to assist in making our Department is continued to be viewed as premier law enforcement agency that is trusted by our communities.