I was recently asked for an up-to-date résumé (note to my employer: I wasn’t job searching) and realized I hadn’t updated it since I got my current job four years ago. I had been working hard the last four years but hadn’t been keeping track of all of the interesting things I was doing. WhileRead… Read more »
Last month, we put out a call for our second round of GovLoop Featured Bloggers – and you responded with amazing enthusiasm. Over 100 people (double the number who entered for our first round!) from all walks of government and industry life sent in great ideas for posts, about everything from technology challenges in cityRead… Read more »
Optimizing blog posts requires a fair bit of both art and science. Over the past four+ years, and particularly after working in the WordPress.org platform since the spring of 2013, I’ve learned a lot both about what TO do and what NOT to do. I’ve also learned a great deal from regularly curating content createdRead… Read more »
Zietgiest is a great word which according to Wikipedia means spirit of the age or spirit of the time. I think the spirit of the current digital age could be apps. Apps is very much a blanket term that can cover all manner of software but in this context I am referring to the kindRead… Read more »
I decided to go back to school sitting in a stadium filled with tens of thousands of women listening to a jovial septagenarian talk about embracing life. My mom asked me to accompany her to a Women of Faith conference, which is a nationally touring event series. The presenter quoted EB White, and it hitRead… Read more »
Let’s be honest, most public service organizations (PSO) are bad at writing. Really bad. Our texts are too long, full of jargon or overly erudite words (point in case). We wrote badly for the web and now we write badly for social media. We write press release with 4 line titles that say next toRead… Read more »
It’s no secret that people’s attention spans are shrinking, and shrinking fast. According to recent studies the average person’s attention span is now only 7-8 seconds long. That means you have roughly eight seconds to grab your stakeholder’s attention and engage them enough to get your message across so they can take action. With messagesRead… Read more »
I have heard the phrase digital transformation bandied around a lot around and it made we wonder what does it actually mean? I suspect that we all having an image in our minds when we think of digital transformation. Does the meaning of the phrase depend on our roles and mindsets? So if you speakRead… Read more »
Do people dread having to read your reports, proposals, memos or other missives? Are your PowerPoint presentations snoozers? Improving your business-writing skills not only helps you look more professional in your industry or profession, it can also help you get more approvals for trips, staff, equipment or funding. Improving your business writing skills is anotherRead… Read more »
The application is now closed. We will make our decision by July 28. Thank you for your time! At GovLoop, we pride ourselves on our community. There are over 120,000 of you — government employees, industry partners, and knowledge experts — who are extremely engaged. You comment on nearly a thousand posts and discussions eachRead… Read more »
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