One of the most intimidating job applications is the one used by the federal government. It’s not that the process is so confusing – although it is somewhat – but that it has multiple parts. First there’s the application itself. Of course you’ll be honest and accurate. Even so, there’s just more anxiety when you [...]
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Earlier this week, a fairly significant earthquake hit Virginia and was felt along the East Coast. Luckily, there were few lasting problems, but today, as I’m writing this post, the Eastern United States is preparing for yet another natural disaster as Hurricane Irene heads up the coast. Disasters aren’t limited to this part of the [...]
Today, across the United States, conscientious Americans are lining up at the polls to cast votes in the mid-term elections. As you fill out the ballot, you may feel like some of the open offices have no good candidate options available. Have you ever considered running for public office yourself? For some people, holding government [...]
History is constantly in the making in Washington, and never before has that been more apparent than in the past several months, with major legislation addressing topics like health care reform and the military’s Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell policy. Behind every bill is a team of government workers. Did you know that the government employs over [...]
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday that the month of March saw the biggest boost in new job creation in over three years. 162,000 new positions were created, with just under one-quarter of them coming from temporary government jobs, such as working for the Census Bureau. So where are the rest of these [...]
Federal careers expert Derrick Dortch hosted a Q&A on Wednesday at washingtonpost.com. If you missed it, you can read the full summary online here. Some of my favorite pieces of Dortch’s advice include: Define what kind of position you want and develop a target package around it. If you are trying to stay within a [...]
In honor of President’s Day today, I thought I’d write a post about working for the federal government. Of course, when George Washington was president, the federal government was a relatively teeny tiny little entity. Today, it’s the nation’s largest employer with over 1.7 million employees. Working for the federal government comes with a host [...]
