Building Skills for Growth
How do you build a skills-based organization? Choose candidates for their learning potential, and then develop it. Here are some tips.
Human Resources
Equal Accessibility: The New White House Memorandum Impacting All Federal IT Systems
Ensuring accessibility should be a priority for every stakeholder involved in government technology development, operation and maintenance. A new federal memorandum highlights what’s required — so the American Dream is attainable for everyone, regardless of their physical ability.
Advancing Economic Security for Military and Veteran Spouses: Insights Into Maximizing Executive Order 14100’s Impact
Military families face unique economic and employment challenges, but newly signed Executive Order 14100 can address those obstacles effectively.
Forget What You Have Been Told — The Myth of the One-Page Resume
The one-page resume, once the standard format for job seekers, is no longer the preferred format. The rules today are much more adaptable.
How Government Can Level Up Its Hiring Game
Agencies need workers. They can respond by embracing a more human approach to the job posting process.
Bolstering the Federal Cyber Workforce
To help overcome government’s shortage of cybersecurity talent, federal officials are proposing innovative ways to recruit and retain cyber employees. Approaches address both short and long-term needs, recognize the importance of private-sector partnerships and highlight the potential contributions of military veterans.
Open the Doors to the People You Need
Government at all levels struggle to recruit workers, especially for information technology roles. Here’s how one agency expanded its pool of eligible applicants and built a workforce with the right skills at the right time.
What do Govloop Readers Value in EX?
We reached out to GovLoop readers for their thoughts about employee experience. Here’s a summary of the survey results.
The Government Workplace Makeover
Over the past several years, agencies have developed a feel for technology that encourages a successful hybrid workforce. Now the conversation has turned to physical workspaces: how to accommodate employee expectations. Here’s how one agency is innovating.
Factoring People Into the Tech Equation
Agencies need flexible technology that works in concert with their employees, helping them perform well without being caught up in the tech itself, and they need a workforce willing to learn and adapt.