![]() ![]() “I was praying to get back here,” said Royal, who cherishes Duke’s time off and retirement plan benefits. In the years since, benefits from other employers fell short of what Duke offered, he said. He worked in housekeeping in 2015 but left Duke for another role. It was the second time that the Durham-born Royal, has worked at Duke. Royal became one of them in April 2022 when, after working for two months in a temporary position, he was offered a full-time role. Housekeepers rank sixth among the most-hired positions across Duke since 2020. He loves the youthful energy of students, the camaraderie with colleagues, and the salmon and mashed potatoes from Sprout, an eatery in the Brodhead Center.Īfter leaving to work elsewhere a few years ago, Utility Worker Jay Royal is happy to be back at Duke. While our workforce is changing, we need to make sure that Duke remains the top destination for talented people who want to be part of this important work.”įor employees such as Salem, who was drawn to Duke by the opportunities offered, and for staff and faculty who have chosen to stay, each person has a story of why, during a time of transition, Duke is where they belong.ĭuke University Environmental Services Utility Worker Jay Royal finds plenty to appreciate during his 3-11:30 p.m. “Our core missions are to serve our patients, educate our students and create a workforce free from discrimination. “Duke has a long history of being able to reinvent itself, but as we reinvent ourselves, we still have to stay true to who we are fundamentally,” said Antwan Lofton, vice president for Duke Human Resources. employers, Duke has had to reimagine how to attract and retain top talent in a competitive landscape, while defining pieces of its workplace culture that must endure. While Duke’s job turnover rate is lower than the average rate predicted for U.S. Work location flexibility and a reexamination of individual priorities have contributed to an increased number of workers across the country changing jobs since 2020. The upheaval caused by COVID-19 led to widespread change in how, why, and where many Americans work. The total employee headcount for Duke University and Duke University Health System was 38,591 in 2017 and 42,887 in 2022. But the number of new employees in recent years has trended up, with most hires refilling positions opened by departures or retirements.ĭue mostly to refilling job openings created by departures, as well as a small degree of growth, Duke has seen its number of total hires rise in recent years. Given the scale of research, education and health care operations, Duke has traditionally had a high number of annual hires. Salem is among the 21,401 new staff and faculty Duke University and Duke University Health System have hired since the beginning of 2020 – a figure that represents nearly half of the workforce. “But when the opportunity at Duke came up, I remembered advice I’d gotten to always go for your dream job.” “I wasn’t actively on the market because I was very happy at Michigan State,” said Salem, former dean of libraries at Michigan State University. In late 2022, Salem returned to Duke as the Rita DiGiallonardo Holloway University Librarian and Vice Provost of Library Affairs, where he oversees six libraries and a collection of 8.5 million volumes. “Duke was the only school that I left and thought, ‘Wow, I would love to come here,’” Salem said. ![]() Joseph Salem, the Rita DiGiallonardo Holloway University Librarian, center, views the opportunity to lead Duke's libraries as a "dream job." Photo courtesy of Duke University Libraries.
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