WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.210 >>GERRY: FINDING A PRIVATESECTOR JOB CAN BE TOUGH FOR AMILITARY VETERAN, ONCE HE OR SHELEAVES THE SERVICE, BUT A NEW 2 00:00:05.210 --> 00:00:14.080 INITIATIVE FROM CONEXUS INDIANAAIMS TO GET SKILLED VETS INTOUNFILLED JOBS STATEWIDE.THE PROGRAM IS CALLED IN-VETS 3 00:00:14.080 --> 00:00:20.690 AND FOR DETAILS ON WHAT IT'S ALLABOUT, I'M PLEASED TO BE JOINEDBY PROGRAM DIRECTOR WES WOOD ANDBRAD RHORER, ASSISTANT MANAGER 4 00:00:20.690 --> 00:00:32.230 OF HUMAN RESOURCES AT SUBARAU OFINDIANA AUTOMOTIVE.WELCOME GENTLEMEN!>> THANKS FOR HAVING US. 5 00:00:32.230 --> 00:00:39.910 >> GIVE US THE THUMBNAILAPPROACH HERE ON IN-VETS, WHATIT'S ABOUT GETTING VETERANSPLACED AND IN DEMAND JOBS. 6 00:00:39.910 --> 00:00:48.050 HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT THAT?>> THIS CONVERSATION STARTEDABOUT A YEAR AGO AS WE WEREWORKING WITH EMPLOYERS AROUND 7 00:00:48.050 --> 00:00:56.060 THE STATE, CONEXUS IS TRYING TOBRING TOGETHER COMMUNITY ANDCOMPANY LEADERS TO FIGURE OUTSOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS 8 00:00:56.060 --> 00:01:03.260 COMPANIES FACE ALL OVER.ONE OF THE KEYS BEING WORKFORCECOMPANIES TRYING TO ACCESS THEVETERAN POPULATION. 9 00:01:03.260 --> 00:01:09.240 THEY ARE DEPENDABLE WORKERS ANDIT'S A MATTER OF FIGURING OUTHOW TO GET IN TOUCH SO WETHOUGHT EVERY COMPANY HIRING 10 00:01:09.240 --> 00:01:18.040 THEIR OWN STAFF WHY NOT CREATE ATEAM THAT REALLY GOES ON ANDRECRUITS FOR INDIANA AS A WHOLESO OUR APPROACHES GO OUT AROUND 11 00:01:18.040 --> 00:01:24.680 THE COUNTRY WORKING WITHVETERANS ALREADY, BUT INADDITION GOING TO BASIS ANDTRYING TO BRING THEM BACK TO 12 00:01:24.680 --> 00:01:31.120 EMPLOYERS.>> SO YOUR IDEAS TO CREATE ADATABASE.>> CORRECT. 13 00:01:31.120 --> 00:01:40.630 WE WANT TO TRANSLATE TO SERVICEMEMBERS THAT LEAVE THE MILITARYWHAT THE END DEMAND HIGH PAYINGCAREER PATHS LOOK LIKE, KEY 14 00:01:40.630 --> 00:01:46.710 INDIANA EMPLOYERS AND WE ALSOWANT TO SELL THE QUALITY ANDONCE WE GET THE BUY AND ITCREATES A DATABASE OF FOLKS 15 00:01:46.710 --> 00:01:55.580 WILLING TO MOVE HERE THAT THESECOMPANIES CAN GO AFTER.>> SUBARU ONE OF FIVE PARTNERSTO START OUT. 16 00:01:55.580 --> 00:02:00.990 THE DEMAND FOR SUBARUS OF THECHART.YOUR NEEDS FOR WORKERS ARE OFFTHE CHART. 17 00:02:00.990 --> 00:02:08.030 HOW DID THIS PROGRAM HELP?>> IT HELPS A LOT FOR INDIANAAND FOR SUBARU.WE'VE BEEN GROWING OVER THE PAST 18 00:02:08.030 --> 00:02:14.870 SEVERAL YEARS IN 1400 NEWEMPLOYEES IN THE LAST TWO YEARSAND THAT GROWTH HAS CONTINUEDWITH US. 19 00:02:14.870 --> 00:02:25.550 WE NEED GOOD DEPENDABLE WORKERSAND MORE HOOSIERS AND TO GETGOOD WORKERS WE HAVE TO TAP THEMILITARY RESOURCE AND WE THINK 20 00:02:25.550 --> 00:02:31.020 CONEXUS AND THE PARTNERSHIP WITHTHE OTHER MANUFACTURERS WILL BEA GREAT RESOURCE FOR US.>> HOW OPTIMISTIC ARE YOU 21 00:02:31.020 --> 00:02:37.660 ABOUT THIS BECAUSE YOU HAVE AGROUP OF PEOPLE MANY CHALLENGEAND DON'T HAVE FOUR YEARSDEGREES BUT THEY HAVE SOFT 22 00:02:37.660 --> 00:02:46.230 SKILLS AND THE SKILLS TO EARNAND LEARN THROUGH THE MILITARY.>> IT'S VERY BIG PLUS FOR US.YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT SOMEBODY 23 00:02:46.230 --> 00:02:54.370 WHO IS A GOOD WORK ETHIC.THEY UNDERSTAND TEAMWORK AND THEIMPORTANCE OF BEING ON TIMEEVERY DAY, THOSE KEY COMPONENTS 24 00:02:54.370 --> 00:03:01.780 ARE VITAL TO A SUCCESSFULASSOCIATE FOR US.>> AS YOU LOOK AT THIS YOUMENTION COMMUNITY PARTNERS 25 00:03:01.780 --> 00:03:08.990 TOYOTA, HONDA, BUT WORKING WITHCOMMUNITIES TRYING TO SELL THATQUALITY OF LIFE.>> ABSOLUTELY. 26 00:03:08.990 --> 00:03:15.090 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS WORKINGWITH US RIGHT NOW TO MAP OUTWHAT THOSE KEY COMPONENTS ARETHAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT 27 00:03:15.090 --> 00:03:23.070 WITHIN EACH COMMUNITY.WE ARE TRYING TO SELL THE WHOLEPICTURE NOT JUST THE CAREER ORTHE COMPANY, BUT ALSO THE 28 00:03:23.070 --> 00:03:26.670 COMMUNITY WHAT MAKES INDIANAGREAT.>> QUICKLY YOU ARE IN THEPILOT PHASE. 29 00:03:26.670 --> 00:03:33.950 HOW MANY FOLKS DO YOU HOPE TOGET IN THE DATABASE?>> AS MANY AS WE CAN INSIDEAND OUTSIDE THE STATE. 30 00:03:33.950 --> 00:03:37.550 IF WE CAN GET 1,000 I WOULD BEHAPPY.