This post was originally published at All Things Sterling on Posterous. One of the best exercises I experienced at CON 120 was mock negotiations. Here are lessons I took away from the exercise. Lessons It’s true — preparation is key to negotiations. Contract type influences your negotiation goal. If fixed-price, focus on the bottom lineRead… Read more »
This past weekend I was listening to Government 2.0 Radio and the guest was Carol Spencer, Web Manager for Morris County, New Jersey. Carol brings some truly unique insights to this role based upon her past roles as an elected official and multiple years spent in Marketing at IBM. I followed up with Carol afterRead… Read more »
Blog Series: So You Hired a Gen Y – Now Get The Most Out of Them! A Tolero Solutions blog series on how to utilize Gen Y using the Gen Y Recruitment and Retention Lifecycle™ By: Scott Span, MSOD Phase 2 – Assess In a previous post So You Hired a Gen Y – NowRead… Read more »
Hey – Lily Whiteman (One of our speakers for Next Generation of Gov’t Summit and Author of How to Land a Top-Paying Federal Job) recently talked with Human Resources IQ on “Strategic Tips for Creating a Personal Brand” – which is the name of session Lily’s talking about at Next Gen Gov Summit Listen toRead… Read more »
Just read about a quick study that was recently done (May 2010!) about green job hiring in the U.S., and here’s the list of the top 5 states currently hiring: 1. California 2. Washington, DC 3. New York 4. Texas 5. Colorado How were these results determined? By checking over 20 green-specific job boards andRead… Read more »
The ongoing Republican attacks on federal workers and their pay and benefits are demoralizing, baseless and based on flawed data, according to a Democratic lawmaker. Sen. Ted Kaufman (D-Del.) — who devotes a few minutes on the Senate floor each week to a different rank and file government worker — last week targeted a proposalRead… Read more »
Steve Radick: Managing Your Time While Managing Your Social Media Stephen Collins: Government 2.0…it can be a reality David Forbes: I Do Not Believe in Collapse Kristy Fifelski: ‘Govsourcing’ the Reno.gov homepage Sarah Estes Cohen: Hybrid 2.0? How to leverage social media for emergency management and response Dan Slee: Social Photo – 11 groovy waysRead… Read more »
One of the many security cleared job seekers attending today’s Cleared Job Fair, whom we’ll refer to as Ms. C, is currently employed yet exploring new opportunities for a Senior Logistics position. Her job search has, to date, been active for about a month or so. She learned of today’s Cleared Job Fair from anRead… Read more »
So I’m super excited about the GovLoop/Young Government Leaders Next Generation of Government Summit July 6 & 7th. We are already at almost 200 registrants of the raddest, smartest, government innovators and it’ll be a blast. Make sure to register soon before it sells out There are lots of skills I hope people learn atRead… Read more »
When my wife became pregnant with our third child, I’d just ‘officially’ graduated with my Master’s degree and was working on casual contract for the Government of Canada. A few months later, I became a permanent (‘indeterminate’) employee, and among the benefits I was eligible to receive was Parental Leave Without Pay. Admittedly, this soundedRead… Read more »