CAREER OUTLOOK
Adm. Vern Clark, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), listens to Mr. Steve Castelin of the Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) Coastal Systems Station as he discusses the future of unmanned undersea vehicles (UUV) such as the Blue Fin currently displayed. The CNO is in Panama City specifically to view new technology, applications and hardware as well as to visit with community leaders.
RECRUITMENT WITH NAVSEA N
AVSEA, which was created in 1974, stands for the Naval Sea Systems Command. The mission of the larg- est of the Navy’s five commands is to “engineer, build, buy and maintain ships, submarines and combat systems that meet the Fleet’s current and future operational requirements.” NAVSEA manages 150 acquisition programs and foreign mili- tary sales cases that include billions of dollars in annual military sales to partner nations. NAVSEA employs a highly trained, educated and skilled 60,000-strong workforce to support today’s sophisticated Navy and Marine Corps ships, aircraft, weapon systems and computer systems. They actively recruit at the Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Science, Technol- ogy, Engineering and Math (STEM) Global Competitiveness Conference.
Alonzie Scott III, the director of the Enterprise Talent Man- agement Office of NAVSEA answered USBE&IT’s questions. Below are excerpts from the interview.
USBE&IT: Why is BEYA STEM recruiting important to
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your organization? Alonzie Scott: The BEYA event allows NAVSEA to showcase the unique opportunities we offer and seek diverse talent. The BEYA STEM event allows NAVSEA to recruit bright and high potential candidates that meet our diversity needs and contact STEM candidates in a centralized location.
USBE&IT: Beyond academic excellence, what student qualities attract your notice? Alonzie Scott: We want innovators eager to do work that no one else in the world does, and leaders that want to contribute to our nation with passion for making the impossible possible. We look for team-oriented, technically competent leaders.
USBE&IT: What academic credentials or majors should students have for your organization’s consideration? Alonzie Scott: The Naval Sea Systems Command hires from array of career disciplines with a focus on the engineering fields. The command seeks students with a grade point average
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