Interviews: 5 Ways to Ace Them Before Stepping Through the Door

Here are five tips on what to do before your next interview to help you walk in with your best foot forward.

Critical Conversations: Connect in Conflict

Difficult work conversations are unavoidable. Whether you’re addressing conflict, performance issues, or personality clashes, these “critical conversations” can be hard to initiate and even harder to steer to a positive outcome. We show the path for turning conflict into collaboration.

Answer These Questions and Be Ready for Anything

Being and feeling prepared helps us feel in control and more effective. You increase your impact when you’ve thought about what you want to say and have ready answers to these four simple yet crucial questions.

3 Key Focus Areas When Changing Careers

One of the scariest times in your career can be realizing you are so discontent in your position that you lose focus on your career goals. Or, you don’t even know what they are anymore.

Launch Your Future in Leadership

Join us on Wednesday, Sept. 21, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ET for NextGen Government’s Virtual Training Summit, “Supporting and Developing Gov Supervisors.”

Career Planning for an Unpredictable Future

Whether due to greater flexibility, mass exodus, or values-driven decision making, careers in 2022 are anything but predictable. Since the pandemic, we have learned to re-evaluate our careers either by choice or necessity. According to a study from O.C. Tanner, 48% of employees are considering an industry career change after COVID-19 settles down (if itRead… Read more »

Managing Conflict Like a Pro

By approaching workplace conflict in a professional manner, you can help foster a positive, respectful office environment.

7 Ways to Recharge When You Need a Break

You’ve probably found yourself drained at some point throughout the day and in need of a break. Here are practical ways to recharge away from your screen.

Do You Need a Sponsor or a Mentor?

Mentors and sponsors can play a pivotal role in your career. Here’s how to find the best champion for your success!

NextGen Summit: Ready to Conquer Career Goals

For the past 13 years, NextGen and GovLoop have provided essential information for public servants to learn and thrive at the NextGen Government Training Summit. This year’s virtual Summit is no exception, with September’s speaker and activity line-up aimed at “Supporting and Developing Gov Supervisors.” The free virtual summit will take place Wednesday, Sept. 21Read… Read more »