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know their employees and to create an environment where every employee wants to come to work every day so they can support the mission, grow personally and professionally all while inter- acting with their teammates. It is all about creating more green light than red light days.
AL&T: When it comes to opportunities, what do you think appeals to job seekers at different experience levels? How do you attract diverse groups?
GIUNTA: When I assumed this position, we were bringing in about 25 fellows a year. We’ve made a concentrated effort in the last two years to bring in at least 50, and there are a lot of reasons for that. Te competition is taking our talent, so we’ve got to grow our own. If you grow your own talent in a green-light atmosphere, they begin to embrace your culture. If you like where you work and the people you work for, you tend to stay in that organiza- tion. It just makes sense.
We also do a demographic survey every year and I get to see just how diverse we are as an organization. I believe diversity is a strength when it brings different people with different ideas and experiences to the team. We lead the Army Contracting Command in many categories to include the number of women in leadership positions and the number of African Americans employed at all levels within the command, including senior levels of leadership. But we also have areas where we can improve. I’m sending my recruiting teams to schools we haven’t visited in the past, such as universities in Oklahoma, which are likely to have a greater number of Native Americans within the student popu- lation, or to Puerto Rico to increase our access and exposure to the Hispanic population there.
We’ve spent a lot of time and effort to share with a more diverse audience our mission and our purpose so they can appreciate the value of contracting command in hopes they will understand that they can make a significant impact as part of our team. Certainly, we worked hard to support our nation during COVID, so we share that story so the younger generations can understand how they can serve our country as a Department of the Army civilian. You cannot watch the national news without hearing a reference to something that’s in our portfolio. Tat shows how important our mission is to our Army and our nation.
I also host branch and division chief meetings monthly with my junior leaders. We talk about whatever is on their minds. I also do the same with all my nonsupervisory workforce quar- terly. Tat is one way a senior leader can be open and accessible
The contracting career field is very volatile, highly competitive and desirable.
to his or her workforce, and it’s a great way to hear what’s going on across the command.
AL&T: Lastly, the line between government employment and military service gets blurry in the public eye. As a civilian work- force, how can we distinguish ourselves in the job market?
GIUNTA: When you go to a college campus as part of a recruit- ing visit and put up a bunch of signs around your kiosk talking about the Army, there are people who may walk through that space and say, “I’m not going over there. I’m not joining the Army.” As a result, they may never meet with my workforce who are there to recruit Department of the Army civilians. It’s a tricky wicket. We’ve got to do a better job at educating the public on the outstanding opportunities that exist in serving as a Depart- ment of the Army civilian. Recently, one of my employees came up with a novel idea. Could we do a local commercial and talk about Department of the Army civilians working at ACC-RSA? Tat may be a bridge too far, but it’s a great idea and it’s out-of- the-box thinking. Tere are good ideas out there. Finding ways to tell our story is essential in recruiting the best and brightest talent in support of providing the best products and services to our Army.
Tis interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
For more information on Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal, go to
https://acc.army.mil/contractingcenters/acc-rsa.
BRIANNA CLAY is an Army Public Affairs Fellow and public affairs specialist at the U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center. She holds an M.S. in international affairs from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.A. in international affairs from the University of North Georgia.
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