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.
Human Resources
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.
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.
Conversations With CXOs: Michael Mayta
Mike Mayta, CIO of Wichita, Kansas, shares what he’s learned in 14 years overseeing IT for the city’s 17 departments.
Conversations With CXOs: Nathan Tierney
Nathan Tierney is the Deputy CIO and Chief People Officer for the Office of Information Technology (OIT) in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). A veteran of the Army Special Forces, roughly five years in private sector leadership roles and author of books on health care value management, here are some lessons he’s learned about… Read more »
Where Data Can Take You
Both qualitative data (what people think and feel) and quantitative data (what you can measure and count) can shed light on employees’ experiences on the job. An innovative team in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is collecting and analyzing both types of information to help make the VA an even more welcoming place to… Read more »
Step Up the EX Through Learning
Professional development opportunities can improve an employee’s overall work experience, but the benefits of career education are even more far-reaching. And mentorship makes a big difference.