| State | All |
| AR | The intern programs have given us the opportunity to "try" an employee before offering a regular position. Interns appear to be more likely to accept regular positions because they have already worked for the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept and t |
| CA | Dept was able to meet its increased need for engineers for 2 consecutive years. |
| CT | Sufficient applicant pool. |
| DE | The special starting rates and selective market pay plans have increased interest in working with the DOT. |
| IN | Due to our limited out-of-state budget, the impact has been low to medium. |
| KY | Stable retention of professionals over the past 10 years. Recent legislated retirement incentives will greatly affect Kentucky state government in the coming decade; declining levels of expertise and workforce capital. |
| MS | Excellent impact EIT plan with regular adjustment in place since 1987. |
| ND | We have reduced the number of vacancies. |
| NE | There are no data kept regarding the impact of these strategies. |
| OK | More hires of engineers. |
| OR | Some increase in candidate pools, more out-of-state and private sector candidates (family friendly/ flexible schedules) |
| PA | We reinforce the benefits package. |
| SC | The "Team Approach" has allowed our recruiters to reach more individuals and has allowed us to be in the position to have our employees involved and share meaningful, job-specific information with recruits. |
| TX | More aggressive and competitive recruitment programs. |
| UT | We have had many more applicants apply this past season compared to the last 3 or so years. Our efforts to be in more contact with the local universities have paid off and we now have relationships with the civil engineering colleges that allow us to ensu |
| VA | Not yet determined. |
| WA | Help hire in remote locations or downtown Seattle. |
| WI | We have been able to attract more applicants than we normally would. Our engineering program is self-sustaining. We have employed a fair number of students in the summer engineering program and they enjoy the experience; consequently, they talk to other s |
