On October 2nd, E-Verify announced that the photo matching tool will be made available for Designated Agents in late 2009. The photo matching process, also known as the photo screening tool, is an automated step in the E-Verify system which prompts you to compare an employee’s DHS-issued photo document (presented during the I-9 process) withRead… Read more »
The Advanced Learning Institute Needs Your Vote! Help us choose the best city to host our next Social Media for Government – March 22-25, 2010. Please choose ONE city from these choices: Phoenix, Dallas or Atlanta. Which one is the most accessible and has a wider government draw? Please post your choice on the SocialRead… Read more »
I suspect that by now you might consider me a pestiferous force of persuasive ideas and all. But for sure, since you couldn’t even hook me up with a job anywhere on the Hill (which would be way cool and would give me no doubt a better image in the minds of my conservative friends-Read… Read more »
It’s a new school year and NASPAA and GovLoop co-hosted a dialogue between current MPA/MPP students and current government employees to kick-start the year. The winners are in and for the question for students: What attracts you about working for the government and what are you looking for in a work environment? https://www.govloop.com/forum/topics/new-schoolnew-gov-dialogue 1st placeRead… Read more »
Have you seen the latest issue of the U.S. General Service Administration’s Intergovernmental Solutions newsletter? It’s chock full of great articles aimed at improving communication between public servants and citizens. I have embedded it below for you to view or download. Do you have any thoughts about the articles? Engaging Citizens Originally published at theRead… Read more »
There has been a continuous debate going on about the value of a leader’s ability to inspire others. There is a leadership skill that brings out the best out in people — guiding the individual to find within himself or herself the gifts to contribute in new ways — gifts that resided within them allRead… Read more »
Good morning! It’s your govloop weekly dose of TSP Talk. This market commentary is updated daily on www.tsptalk.com. Stock opened sharply lower on Friday after a weaker than expected jobs report, but quickly found its footing and spent the rest of the day trying to recover. The TSP stock funds were down 0.45% to 0.75%Read… Read more »
We all want our websites to be “intuitive” and organized in a way that seems natural to our users. But how do you make sure you know how your users expect the content to be organized? A great technique for finding out how your users think is card sorting. You can use this technique toRead… Read more »
From Lily Whiteman of “How to Land a Top-Paying Federal Job” by Lily Whiteman. The book is available on amazon.com here. Lily’s website is http://www.IGotTheJob.net. HOW TO ACE SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS ON FEDERAL JOB APPLICATIONS No matter what rung on the federal career ladder you are currently perched on, your application for your next federal jobRead… Read more »