Make Your Job Meaningful
A government career offers many opportunities to find work that matters. But although you’re working for the public good, you also need to treat your career as a career — and treat yourself as a professional.
Career
October Online Trainings
Fall is in full swing and so is GovLoop’s online events calendar! As you embrace the cooler weather, earlier sunsets and all things pumpkin, check out the online trainings we have scheduled for the month of October. As usual, all these online trainings are free, and all registrants receive the recordings one day after theRead… Read more »
Long-Timers’ Advice for New Government Hires
When you’re a newbie, the wisdom of long-timers can lift the veil on the mysteries of life as a public servant. According to our experts, the most important thing in starting your government job is to embrace the complex and varied environment you’ve entered and explore it.
Avoid Quiet Firing
Employers are responding to quiet quitting with quiet firing. Here are some tips on how to recognize it — and how to keep it from happening to you.
Getting Acquisition Closer to the Mission
The acquisition workforce has been undergoing a gradual, yet constant evolution for the past decade or more as they’ve had to learn about and adapt processes to meet the needs of cloud-based technology, a growing remote/distributed workforce, agile development, and general digital dependence.
Managing For the Future
We don’t know what the future will bring. But that doesn’t mean we can’t prepare for it — and prepare our workforce to meet its challenges.
Stop Waiting for Feedback and Do This Instead
Feedback is a two-way street, but asking for it directly isn’t always the best way to get it. Here are some tips for getting the guidance you seek.
Tips for Managing the “Work Revolution”
The public-sector workforce is undergoing a revolution, said the director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management during GovLoop’s recent NextGen virtual summit. Her agency is doing specific things to attract and retain young talent that often have little interest in government work.
Take on Large-Scale Changes
Change management projects can seem overwhelming. What’s needed for success is someone who understands processes, operations — and people.
10 Reasons to Invest in Your Professional Development
How far would you go to invest in your professional development? What would you do if your organization didn’t have enough funding to pay for a training or workshop that contributed to your growth? What if your boss didn’t approve of your training request? These are central questions that represent possible roadblocks, hoops and challengesRead… Read more »