Career

Make Your Application Stand Out: Old Dominion University’s Procurement Certification Program

If “government procurement” at first glance doesn’t strike you as the most alluring field, maybe you should take a second look. In procurement, you essentially are paid to spend large amounts of other people’s money, not a bad deal, huh? This field requires both technical expertise and the savvy to make important financial decisions forRead… Read more »

My Cuppa

My British lunch companion cringed when I poured sugar in the cappuccino. Not because one does not add sugar, but because one does not, apparently, add white sugar. “I can’t [pronounced ‘cahnt’] believe they gave you white sugar. That is for tea, brown sugar is for coffee.” I’d never heard that, and asked him toRead… Read more »

The Simple Sabotage Field Manual, Cubicle Edition

Behold, published in 1944, the Simple Sabotage Field Manual. In its original context, the SSFM was applied to allied sympathizers in occupied territories during WWII. Today, the field guide has stunning applicability to 21st century organizations and employees. This blog reframes the Simple Sabotage Field Guide’s “tips and tricks” as a set of guideline forRead… Read more »

Question about references

Hello the instructions for required documents for the federal job state that Resume to be uploaded-with references (required), does it mean that the resume must contain names and contact info for references, or does it mean that I need to provide them with letters of references on the seperate paper, 1 sheet per reference, besidesRead… Read more »

The Importance of Confidence

Creative Commons via youaremyfave.com Over the past 4 years, I’ve met a lot of my online friends “in real life.” And, as a sociologist, I’m always curious to see if someone will live up to their online persona. There are 3 possibilities, right? I am always delighted when people meet or exceed my expectations andRead… Read more »

Federal Resume help

Hi I am writting federal resume and this is really the first time I am writting it. Can “Rock your Resume ” check it. I would really appreciate it. Dorothy

Are You Really Hiring the Best? It’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Plus your Weekend Reads

Welcome to GovLoop Insights Issue of the Week with Chris Dorobek where each week, our goal is to find an issue — a person — an idea — then helped define the past 7-days and we work to find an issue that will also will have an impact on the days, weeks and months ahead.Read… Read more »

Considering a Career in Federal Government? Maybe the PMF Program is Right for You!

Are you finishing your graduate degree within this academic year? Did you complete graduate school within the last two years? If you answered “yes” to either of these, then you are eligible to apply to the Presidential Management Fellows Program! Why you should consider applying: Rotation through several departments to give you a diverse lookRead… Read more »

Just Do It

Ever want something to become a reality in your life, but you’re not sure how to make it happen? Maybe you want to be a millionaire, or you want to travel, or maybe you’ve always wanted to be sitting around a comfortable table with a gathering of friends, eating cheese and sipping wine. No prettyRead… Read more »