Good Afternoon everyone! My name is Nakia Raglin and I am a Corporate Recruiter with STG International in Alexandria, VA. We’re currently recruiting for Program Managers, Assistant Program Managers, and Risk Reduction and Suicide Prevention Program Managers to provide support for a potential project under a contract with the Army National Guard. For more information,Read… Read more »
At some point in the last 10 days (or if you’re like me, for *most* of the last 10 days), you’ve likely tuned in to the Olympic Games. From volleyball to swimming to track and field and beyond, you and I have had a chance to cheer on fellow Americans who strive to be theRead… Read more »
The Series Welcome to the final of three posts intended to help you get the most out of GovLoop’s new leadership guide: 10 Traits of a Great Government Leader. Each of these posts covers a different theme and, taken together, cover all ten traits in the leadership guide. Our intent is to provide you withRead… Read more »
Around the world, one of the more surprising stories from the Olympics has been the disqualification of eight badminton Olympians. The disqualifications were for attempting to lose games to play lower ranked teams. I thought this story was perfect to start a conversation on leadership, and as managers, the importance of not enabling poor behavior.Read… Read more »
Be warned this is a radical approach to a complex problem as such it would require a certain degree of intestinal fortitude to pull off; I came to it on the fly in a moment of guerilla inspired creativity during the Next Generation of Government Summit last week: Put a mason jar in your officeRead… Read more »
Looking for a job? As Lindy Kyzer points out in her article “What Job Recruiters Want:…” one of the important things every job seeker must do is their homework. Fortunately, doing your homework gets easier every year. So much information is published online. While Lindy correctly points out that candidates should prepare for an interviewRead… Read more »
On today’s program The Office of Personnel Management has made great strides with innovation — that according to feds themselves. How did they do it? You hear from OPM’s Matt Collier. He spoke at GovLoop’s Next Generation of Government Training Summit, and you’ll hear from him. Click here for the full recap. And we’ll hearRead… Read more »
My son is nearing two and half years old. Just in the past couple days, he’s started asking the question that seems to be the serial signature of kids his age: “Why?” It reminded me of a principle I learned in my project management training: the importance of asking “why?” five times to determine theRead… Read more »
ClearanceJobs recently asked recruiters to send in their top tips for cleared job seekers. From resumes and interviews to career networking, here was their best advice: 1. Mind your resumeYou need a flawless resume. It’s hard to believe in this day and age of technology that I still see resumes with misspellings, formatting issues, andRead… Read more »
Thanks again to everyone who attended our session at NextGen, Maximizing Your Early Years: From NextGen to SES. It was a packed room of 200+ aspiring government leaders! Here is a brief summary for those who could not attend, along with the mentioned training and development resources to continue your NextGen journey throughout the year.Read… Read more »