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OPA News Release: [06/25/2002]
Contact Name: Sue
Hensley
Phone Number: (202) 693-4676
Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Reaches Out to MBA’s
Initiative Launched as Part of President’s Management Agenda
PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao has announced
a new initiative to attract graduates of Masters in Business Administration
Programs to work at the Department of Labor.
The Department of Labor’s new initiative, The MBA Outreach
Program, is inspired by the President’s Management Agenda, which is
designed to attract employees with different types of skills so they can bring
new approaches to government management.
“We are doing this in spirit of President George W. Bush’s
vision for a results-oriented, citizen-centered and market based
government,” said Chao.
Chao also explained that the program will help address the issue of
filling management-level jobs as senior staff retire. “In the next five
years, the federal government’s senior tier of experienced career
management is heading toward retirement. Our government has benefited greatly
from the institutional knowledge and expertise of these professionals, and now
we must face the task of attracting new talent to take their places as they
retire.”
“MBAs are trained in key management skills - quantitative analysis,
strategic planning, measuring objective organizational objectives and goals to
outcomes - that are valuable in the changing world of public
administration.” Chao said. “This new initiative reflects the
Department of Labor’s commitment to a quality labor force to serve the
American people.”
The Department of Labor will focus its recruitment efforts for recent
graduates at schools with strong business programs, using incentives such as
recruitment bonuses and student loan repayment programs to attract MBA
graduates. The Department will work to attract mid-level and management-level
MBA professionals through marketing to established business associations and
publications.
Chao made the announcement during remarks to the Society for Human
Resource Management 54th Annual Conference and Exposition in
Philadelphia. She also discussed other department-wide initiatives including
compliance assistance, which Chao described as “a new culture of
responsibility at the Department of Labor that will help make worker
protections work.” Chao also discussed the Department of Labor’s
YouthRules! program that is designed to bring teens, parents, educators and
employers together to promote positive and safe work experiences for all of
America’s young workers.
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