My major is Public Administration. This assignment is for my “Human Resource Management for Public Administration” class. This assignment is a discussion Board post which should be answered in about 3/4 to 1 page. Please respond to the question with my professional background in mind. I am recently employed with the New York City Department of Education. I have also been employed with two previous employers which were also Public sector jobs. If you need any additional information please let me know. Respond to the question below for the discussion board post: Having learned about the challenges of staffing organizations in the public and nonprofit sectors, please share your own thoughts on this phenomenon. As an MPA student, you are doubling down on a career that has difficulty attracting employees. Why are you pursuing a career in public service? How can you leverage your own perspective to encourage others to join the field? Overview for this week’s module: As we near the end of the course, we will visit the specific challenges faced by Human Resources Professionals in Public Service. With the current workforce approaching retirement age and fewer young people interested in working in the public and nonprofit sectors, recruiting is becoming increasingly difficult. This brief unit examines these challenges. Objectives: – Uncover the challenges unique to HRM in the public and nonprofit sectors. – Discuss student perspectives on careers in public service. Lesson 7.1: The Public Sector – Read Chapter 13 in Pynes, J. (2013). Human Resources for Public and Nonprofit Organizations: A Strategic Approach. Jossey-Bass, 4th Edition. – Read Read Irvine, M. (2021). Public Service in the U.S. Increasingly Thankless, Exhausting.” Associated Press Link below: https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-government-and-politics-5026fccc5a2240c4227a1ed044f710d1 – Read Risher, H. (2020). “HR Holds the Keys to Revitalizing Public Service.” Government Executive Link below: https://www.govexec.com/management/2020/06/hr-holds-keys-revitalizing-public-service/166324/ – Watch “Behind the Scenes with HR.” Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Link Below: https://youtu.be/PbBBcEvkI_I ****Cite sources if you use their information.****
