Hurry Up and Hire Qualified Employees!
In a memorandum released today, President Obama is attempting to improve the Federal recruitment and hiring process. What are your thoughts on this memorandum? Is there anything missing?
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The City of Edmonton pushes the envelope with Second Life
I had the opportunity to chat with Chris Moore, CIO for the city of Edmonton, Canada. Chris and I have chatted before and it is always a pleasure. Chris is entirely focused on delivering results and is unafraid to leverage new strategies and tools to meet these goals. One of the new tools Chris isRead… Read more »
Why Telework Can’t Work for the Federal Government
The notion of “telework” isn’t new; it’s commonly used in the private sector for positions that involve analytical thought, professional work products, counseling, training, and the like. So why is OPM pushing it without Congressional mandate? (See FedSmith’s article titled “Telework in the Federal Government”). Unlike the profit-motivators and cost-cutting measures that stimulate this typeRead… Read more »
Social Media, Social Networking, New Media Will Change Law Enforcement!
There seems to be a reluctance of law enforcement in a general sense to become involved in social media. Whether it is lack of education, funds, or knowledge law enforcement is fast being left behind by criminals who are adapting to social media. An example, Flash Mobs became a problem in Philadelphia this past MarchRead… Read more »
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES STATEMENT ON FEDERAL HIRING REFORM
(WASHINGTON) – AFGE is pleased to see the Presidential memorandum on federal hiring reform. Efforts to engage operational managers more in the hiring process will undoubtedly lead to better and faster hiring decisions. In addition, it makes sense to eliminate mandatory KSAs for the initial application for a federal job. AFGE is reviewing the decisionRead… Read more »
Gridlock Drives Gridlock
It’s true that the D.C. area is home to one of the worst commutes in the nation. Think you can breeze through 66, 270, or the Beltway in rush hour? Good luck to you. They say it’s going to rain. Better luck next time. I’ll bet on something that has better odds, like the lottery.Read… Read more »
Top 5: Set-Ups for Success Using Social Media for HR
A couple weeks ago, I spoke at the Western Region IPMA-HR Annual Conference in San Diego. The conference theme was “Navigating New Horizons,” so I tried to have some fun with the nautical metaphor, as demonstrated by these slides. NOTE: If you’ve seen my slides before, this is all new material! View more presentations fromRead… Read more »
Design For America– Have you entered?
I interviewed Sunlight Lab’s guru Clay Johnson on the Design For America competition (click here to watch interview). The winners will be announced at the Gov 2.0 Expo on May 25th. Make sure you get your entry in before the deadline. Click here for more details.
Newton Promotes Lean Hiring Initiatives
Newton Promotes Lean Hiring View more presentations from Newton Software. Newton is the only applicant tracking software with built in intelligence that promotes lean hiring
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Research ReportsNew PEW Report – Fate of the Semantic Web (5/4/2010) Pew Internet & American Life Project and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center pulled together 895 experts to predict the likelihood that Berners-Lee and his allies will realize their vision of Web 3.0 by 2020.http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Semantic-Web.aspx Understanding participation: A literature review – (01/13/2010) Summary ofRead… Read more »