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How to Energize Your Audience? Start by Wearing the Right Spectacles

Posted by Lauren Modeen on November 9, 2009 at 1:00pm

Medical Records Resources at the National Library of Medicine® (NLM®)

Posted by Cynthia Burke on November 9, 2009 at 12:39pm

Burrowing by political appointees targeted by OPM

Posted by Federal News Radio on November 9, 2009 at 12:24pm

Why feds need to do their homework this Open Season

Posted by Federal News Radio on November 9, 2009 at 12:21pm

Ripe for Change: Compliance and Hiring

Posted by Gwynne Kostin on November 9, 2009 at 10:30am

ClearedJobs.Net Sponsors Wounded Explosive Ordnance Disposal (Bomb Squad) Warrior Foundation's (WEODWF) 2-Day Bike Ride

Posted by Kathleen Smith on November 9, 2009 at 9:57am

TSP Talk Weekly Wrap Up

Posted by Tom Crowley on November 9, 2009 at 9:34am

GovLoop Community Engagement Guidelines - Your Feedback??

Posted by Andrew Krzmarzick on November 9, 2009 at 8:00am — 6 Comments

Federal Eye Eye Opener: Making political 'burrowing' harder

Posted by Ed O'Keefe on November 9, 2009 at 7:33am

Thoughts on Twitter Lists (and Thoughts and More Thoughts)

Posted by Adriel Hampton on November 8, 2009 at 11:38pm — 2 Comments

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Chooser or Wanderer? 1 Reply

Started by Emi Whittle in Work Question. Last reply by Emi Whittle 4 minutes ago.

In 7 words or less Explain what you do 84 Replies

Started by David Dejewski in Miscellaneous. Last reply by Emi Whittle 20 minutes ago.

Favorite jam, dance, get-you-out-of-bed, "get down" song of all time. 38 Replies

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Managing Emotions 14 Replies

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Introduce Yourself 1467 Replies

Started by GovLoop in Introduction and FAQ. Last reply by Matthew Rohr 2 hours ago.

Favorite Quotes 296 Replies

Started by GovLoop in Miscellaneous. Last reply by Henry Brown 2 hours ago.

How Are You Honoring Our Veterans on November 11? 2 Replies

Started by Andrew Krzmarzick in Miscellaneous. Last reply by Agent 11 2 hours ago.

Looking 4 OFFLINE Federal Career Help 2 Replies

Started by Carla Mays in Work Question. Last reply by Carla Mays 2 hours ago.

Unemployed Public Servants 29 Replies

Started by SteveWonder in Job Openings. Last reply by Nicholas ELLIOTT 3 hours ago.

Training Needs Assessment Tools (survey) 4 Replies

Started by John E. Montreal in Professional Development. Last reply by John E. Montreal 3 hours ago.

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RT @Kcecelia: RT @craignewmark Trusted groups AARP and Consumer Reports fight for health care #tcot #gov20 http://bit.ly/13S2nb

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Emi Whittle replied to Emi Whittle's discussion 'Chooser or Wanderer?'

I'll answer first since I asked - I have mostly been a Wanderer, although there has been a little "choosing"! I chose my Masters degree in Counseling, but my actual occupational path has really been wandering - I got my first job at a women's shel...

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Chooser or Wanderer?

Hi! Just curious - did you choose your current career/career path? or did you just kinda wander on into it? Or a combination of the two? And do you think you would feel/think differently if you had done it the "other" way? Want to describe your...