We’re actively recruiting for our 2012 fellowship, and we need developers, designers, and entrepreneurs eager to make a difference and ready to step up to make government for open and efficient. We know there’s lots of talent waiting to get involved all across the country, and we need you to help us find them. YouRead… Read more »
Imagine you’re on a nice long bike ride. At the finish line you are greeted by friends, supports, and the GEICO Gecko? GEICO is the national sponsor for the 2011 Soldier Ride National Tour, a cause which benefits the Wounded Warrior Project WWP is a nonprofit organization founded by a group of veterans and friendsRead… Read more »
Yesterday I had the chance to sit in on a hearing by the Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. It was titled “Inspiring Students to Federal Service.” I took some notes and thought I’d share them in the form of brief summaries of each of theRead… Read more »
CIO.com recently published a very informative article titled “Social Networks: A New Hotbed for Hiring Discrimination Claims.” The article gives a comprehensive perspective into the world of corporate recruiting, particularly how recruiters are using social networks more and more to evaluate potential hires. Social networks like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter give recruiters and hiring managersRead… Read more »
One of my favourite sessions at LocalGovCamp was Lloyd Davis talking about his trip across the States and his upcoming project to go where the work is in the UK. Here’s a video (if you can see it): I speak up with a few minutes to go at the end, making the point that IRead… Read more »
You’ve received a job offer but you’re not pleased with the salary being offered. What do you do? ClearedJobs.Net HR Specialist Patra Frame discusses the best strategy for negotiating your offer, including salary. Your first consideration is, do you really want the job? Don’t waste anyone’s time with negotiations for a position that doesn’t interestRead… Read more »
The question of diversity in the technology industry is one I have few answers for. Lots of evidence to examine, but few answers. I do know it’s worth examining, though, and that not having the answers isn’t an excuse to stop asking the questions. I started in technology in the videogame industry in 1995. AsRead… Read more »
Using renewable energy can be tricky. For example, when the wind blows and people need power, life is pretty simple for wind turbine operators. But what happens when the wind blows at off-peak times? Can that energy be stored? As most of us already know, the answer is “yes, but we’re still working on theRead… Read more »
In Australia management in the public sector has an unhealthy managerialist bent. In a nutshell, a one size fits all approach coupled with the inherently arrogant notion that ‘more management’ is the solution to everything. In the main, this sad state of affairs has been peddled in the public sector by strategic human resources orRead… Read more »
We had a lot of fun working with the team from I Wear Your Shirt. We have great t-shirts and this team of t-shirt wearers do some wacky things in their promotion of the companies they work with. We thought this was a clever way of highlighting some of the “mistakes” job seekers make inRead… Read more »