Career Development
Performance Management
The Performance Review Cycle represents five major steps that enable successful performance throughout the review period.
LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning is available to all state employees working within agencies that are supported by the Indiana State Personnel Department.
Indiana Manager Central
Indiana Manager Central is a resource for managers, including a newsletter, website, and workshop series.
Education
The state is invested in providing access to higher education and empowering employees with career-advancing learning opportunities.
Compensation
A current employee is eligible to receive $500 for each referred candidate hired for a full-time position, $250 for each referred candidate hired for a part-time position, or $100 for each referred candidate hired for an intermittent position.
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To encourage employee engagement in recruiting talented applicants to their agency, the state has developed a program to offer a financial incentive for successful referrals.
The total compensation calculator figures in your annual base salary plus employer paid benefits to find your total compensation.
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The State of Indiana offers two pension plans, the INPRS My Choice plan and the INPRS Hybrid plan. Use the total compensation calculator to find the total value of your salary based on your pension selections.
While the State’s Spot Bonus program is not the only way state agencies recognize outstanding employee performance, monetary rewards offer an effective and prompt way to provide such recognition.
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Recognizing and rewarding employee performance is integral to achieving a high-performing and engaged workplace culture, and retaining an engaged workforce is central to delivering great government service.
Benefits
Wellness Program
The Invest In Your Health wellness program, organized by the Indiana State Personnel Department (INSPD), gives employees access to tools and resources designed to help make lifestyle changes to prevent disease and improve overall health and wellness.
HealthCare
The state of Indiana offers affordable medical, dental and vision insurance with a variety of health plan options, health savings account (HSA), prescription coverage, .13% life insurance, a robust wellness program for health plan members, and more.
Wellness Rewards
Employees and spouses enrolled in the state employee health plan can earn gift card rewards for completing wellness activities, such as completing an annual physical, eye exam, cancer screenings, a health assessment, physical activity tracking, & more!
Work-Life Balance
Community Service Leave
Maximizing our teams’ engagement in charitable service is a service to our state and our communities, and it broadens the meaning and purpose in our work. The Community Service Leave policy gives full-time employees 15 hours and part-time employees 7.5 hours, annually. This helps further engage State employees in meaningful service to their communities.
Flexibility and Balance
The State of Indiana has built a culture centered around life's demands. In addition to health, life, dental, vision, and prescription services, the State offers a generous state-funded pension plan, New Parent Leave, Childbirth Recovery Leave, Education Reimbursement, and career development opportunities. Additionally, most State of Indiana employees work a flexible 37.5-hour week.
The Pulse Survey
The Indiana State Personnel Department conducts the Pulse Survey once a year to give all state employees the opportunity to provide feedback on their experience working for the state.
This confidential survey asks for employee feedback so we can build a culture that serves employees while they serve their community.
WHOLE Employee
The State of Indiana believes that when its teams are engaged in learning and development and actively promote wellness, we amplify our capacity to provide great government service. The WHOLE Employee Policy states that agencies may conduct employee engagement, wellness, learning, and development related activities utilizing state property and during compensable work hours.
Why Work for Indiana?
State of Indiana employees share about their experiences working for the state and why they choose to work for Indiana.
