The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released the 30th episode of its bi-weekly podcast, “DEC Does What?!”. The episode, titled “Join Team DEC,” focuses on the agency’s personnel staff and their role in supporting nearly 3,400 employees as well as recruiting new talent for various roles within the organization.
Hosts Sean Mahar, DEC Region 4 Director, and Erica Ringewald, Chief of Staff, are joined by Alan Ilagan, Associate Director of Human Resources, and Natalie Joseph, Human Resources Specialist. The discussion highlights ongoing recruitment efforts to fill positions across all regions of New York State. They also discuss open exam announcements for Environmental Conservation Police Officers and Forest Rangers and explain how candidates can apply through the State’s Civil Service system.
Natalie Joseph and Alan Ilagan talk about the advantages of working at DEC. They note that the NY HELPS program has allowed DEC to hire over 350 new employees and promote an additional 60 in the past year. Both guests share insights into their career paths leading to their current roles at DEC.
All episodes of “DEC Does What?!” are available on major podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon Music. More information can be found on DEC’s Podcast webpage (https://dec.ny.gov/public/about/dec-does-what-podcast).
“Episode 30—‘Join Team DEC’—spotlights the work of DEC’s personnel staff who help support the agency’s nearly 3,400 employees and recruit the next generation of environmentalists, scientists, attorneys, and administrative staff that help protect New York’s natural resources and environment.”
In this episode, hosts DEC Region 4 Director Sean Mahar and Chief of Staff Erica Ringewald are joined by Alan Ilagan, Associate Director of Human Resources, and Natalie Joseph, Human Resources Specialist, with DEC’s Division of Human Resources to highlight DEC’s recruiting efforts to fill positions across every region of New York State, open exam announcements for Environmental Conservation Police Officers and Forest Rangers, and how potential candidates can find jobs through the State’s Civil Service system.
“Natalie and Alan explain the many benefits that come with working for DEC, how the NY HELPS program enabled DEC to hire more than 350 new employees and promote another 60 during the last year, and how their own personal career path led them to working for the agency.”
All episodes of “DEC Does What?!” are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube,
Amazon Music,
and all major podcast platforms.
For more information on “DEC Does What?!,” visit DEC’s Podcast webpage.
