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 [...]
Government Jobs
The White House recently published their annual salary report as part of a commitment to transparency while Obama is in the presidency. According to the report, they’ll pay $37 million in salaries in 2011 – which sounds like an enormous number until you realize just how many people actually work in the White House. 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 [...]
The job market across the United States is not exactly perky right now, but there are jobs to be hand in some industries. CNN reported today that not only is the The National Park Service hiring, but they’re actually actively recruiting new workers. According to Chief Ranger Jill Hawk, the organizations estimates that over half [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Looking for a job and feeling like no one is hiring? Good news from our nation’s capital is just around the corner. According to a report released late last week, the federal government is poised to hire 273,000 new workers by the end of 2012. This 41% hiring bump is being necessitated by a combination [...]
Welcome to our weekly Hot Jobs post. If you aren’t familiar with this Wednesday tradition at the JobMonkey blog, here’s the deal: Once a week, I feature three of the hottest new job listings from the JobMonkey Job Center. If you are looking for a job, the Job Center is a great place to start. [...]
