Regardless of whether you work in the public or private sector, office politics are a fact of life. The web of office friendships, rivalries, and tensions that defines your workplace can either catapult your career forward or stop it in its tracks. If you’re going to get ahead or even survive in the workplace, youRead… Read more »
In my office, I sit right across from GovLoop president and founder Steve Ressler. I, the lowly summer fellow, have to work a mere two feet away from the man who hired me. All Steve has to do to get an update on my latest project is stand up and peer over the wall ofRead… Read more »
After sending resume after resume hopelessly into the digital ether, you finally land an interview. Success! All that’s left for you to do is to put on a blazer, nail the interview, and pop the celebration champagne. Easy, right? Unfortunately, snagging the interview is the easy part. Attending the interview and making a good firstRead… Read more »
“I like your creativity and where this is going, but…” It doesn’t even matter what your boss says next—she’s already decided that your idea is awful. Your fate was sealed the moment she uttered ‘but.’ The praise before that dreaded conjunction does nothing to soften the blow. As the old adage goes, everything before theRead… Read more »
The ubiquitous all-nighter is like an inside joke among workaholics, a contest to see who is the most productive with the least amount of sleep. Sleep is for the weak, caffeine is life. Those who stay up all night bow to no one—not the sun, not the clock, and more certainly not the REM cycle.Read… Read more »
At a recent family event, I was asked about my position as the Digital Marketing Fellow at GovLoop. What exactly did I do at my job? To my chagrin, my mother answered for me. “She writes spam,” she said. In those three words, my mother voiced the greatest challenge in email marketing—piquing enough interest toRead… Read more »
Since the premiere of “The Avengers” in 2012, 14 more superhero movies have opened in movie theaters across the nation. Whether it’s Spider-Man web-slinging through New York City or the Dark Knight cruising in the Batmobile, people are flocking to theaters to see their favorite heroes on the big screen. Why are we so crazyRead… Read more »