At all levels, government agencies are starting to think more about the employee experience (EX) and applying the principles and tools of customer experience to address workforce concerns. The reasoning is simple: Employees who are satisfied at work will be able to provide better services, be more productive and capable of growing on the job.Read… Read more »
This e-book will help you survive disruption by showing you how to fall in love with solving problems, instead of getting hung up on the solutions. Download your e-book, Your Guide for Surviving Disruption With Your Sanity Intact now: Sponsored by: In order to provide you with this free resource, GovLoop may share your data with online training, eventRead… Read more »
We’re answering the career questions public servants may not be asking.
If your agency needs to fortify its resilience, this guide can launch its journey toward lasting durability.
This guide will help you understand the General Schedule and how to optimize your federal career.
To help you navigate this change while remaining productive, we’ve compiled a dozen of our best resources. We’ve included articles and guides covering how telework is affecting culture, processes and technology in the government workforce.
In this guide, we explore the progress agencies are making in key areas of HR, including hiring, reskilling the workforce and employee engagement.
In this guide, we break down the PMF application process, share helpful insights and words of advice from successful finalists and program alumni, answer frequently asked questions, and provide links to a number of helpful resources.
In this report, we highlight five interviews from the series, where we discuss career and leadership tips, current IT projects and how CIOs are balancing budgets, innovation and expectations from the public and internal employees.
We’ve come to expect new announcements about emerging technologies in our private lives — you know, the gadgets that companies convince us will make us live longer, feel better and be digitally connected at all times. But if you look at public dialogue around emerging technologies, government is glaringly missing from those conversations. “Oftentimes, ifRead… Read more »
Check out our latest guide to learn how to: Get you manager onboard with teleworking. Choose and implement the tech you need to stay productive. Foster a culture that embraces telework.
It’s probably safe to assume that most of us have heard the old “practice makes perfect” adage at least once in our lives. The formula is simple: work hard, work often and you’ll dominate — eventually. We bought into this concept. We believed, we did, we conquered — or at least tried to. But thenRead… Read more »
This guide is all about getting into government. It provides you with the resources, tips and even a few tricks to navigate the maze of public service jobs.
Change can be hard, uncomfortable and downright overwhelming. Even planning for it can cause angst. Maybe it’s new leadership at your agency, uncertainty about your current and future role, or perhaps you’ve been asked to manage a major project at work. Whether big or small, change is personal and often requires us to step outsideRead… Read more »
In this guide, we break down the PMF application process, share helpful insights and words of advice from successful finalists and program alumni, answer frequently asked questions, and provide links to a number of helpful resources.
The heartbeat of any organization can be summed up in one word: people. It isn’t the technology or automated processes that many agencies have come to rely on over the years. The truth is, when organizations hire good people, the technology takes care of itself. People provide overall direction and vision for an organization, ensureRead… Read more »
You work hard in school, in your extracurriculars, and at your job. You never pass up an opportunity to meet new people and learn more. You have big dreams. You’re a high achiever, and now you want to land the perfect government job. You have come to the right place! This guide is all about getting into government.Read… Read more »
“The Guide to Managing the Application Process is an invaluable tool for any student interested in the PMF program, one of the most exciting paths to a career in public service. Draw on the experience and insights of those who know the program best – from former PMFs, college career advisors and government managers, theRead… Read more »
“Let the public service be a proud and lively career. And let every man and woman who works in any area of our national government, in any branch, at any level, be able to say with pride and with honor in future years: ‘I served the United States government in that hour of our nation’sRead… Read more »
If you receive health benefits as an employee of the federal government, you are one of the most fortunate people in the United States. Federal employee health benefits are among the best in any sector, and you want to be sure to take full advantage of them based on your priorities, preferences, and particular state… Read more »
If you’re interested in getting a government job in foreign policy or international affairs, you’ve come to the right place. The Robertson Foundation for Government (RFFG), GovLoop and the Association for Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) have produced a highly valuable guide entitled, “Making Global Impact: Guide to International Jobs in Government.” Until now, there has been no single resourceRead… Read more »
The Robertson Foundation for Government, a nonprofit family foundation dedicated to helping government meet its talent needs by identifying, educating, and motivating top U.S. graduate students to pursue federal government careers, and GovLoop, the leading knowledge network for government, have teamed up again to create, “Getting Into Government: A Guide for High Achievers.”This guide is a blend ofRead… Read more »
Frank DiGiammarino spoke at NextGen about the road to happiness and what you need to do to get on this path and reach your capstone. It was one of the most successful sessions and we wanted to provide you with the guide provided at the event – “Happiness is a Balance: A Framework to Success”Read… Read more »
Recently, GovLoop wrapped up its first multi-week online social learning course, titled Your Path to Leadership: Mastering Core Competencies to Get Ahead in Government. The course examined the ten traits of a great government leader listed in this guide. The three week course was grouped into the context of weekly themes and the guide servedRead… Read more »
You may have taken your first government job just to get some experience, and now feel like you are being under utilized at your agency. Maybe you knew the hiring manager well or they were well respected in government, and you wanted to use that connection to help elevate your career. Once you are atRead… Read more »
Thinking of going to graduate school? Wondering what the Master of Public Policy degree is all about? GovLoop is excited to release a new guide that helps you navigate through the application process and advance your career in public service! We’ve designed the following resource to help you decide if an MPP is the rightRead… Read more »
As many of you have probably already realized, joining groups here on GovLoop is one of the best ways to make connections, learn best practices, and get real time answers to challenges. No matter where you work, your area of expertise, or your hobbies, there is a group for you, as well as an awesomeRead… Read more »
GovLoop is set to roll out several new features and resources in 2011. With this post, I am pleased to announce the first of what we hope will be a series of helpful guides designed to assist you in navigating various aspects of government. Our first guide – the 2011 MPA Guide – was createdRead… Read more »